Mamie Gummer Quotes

I love comedy. I suppose comedy is my first love, in a way. I did a lot of acting, funnily enough, unprofessionally, as a kid. From when I was 10 years old until I was about 19, I was always doing little sketches with my friends, and doing different accents and voices. Probably about 3/4 of those were comedic, in some way, and the other 1/4 was more serious stuff or more action or more dramatic little pieces that I would make. But, I tend to lean towards comedy.

I used to think of myself as a comedian. I've always admired comedians. Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There's a liberation in that.

I love doing comedy, I really do. It was perhaps my first love. And I think, as an actor, you're young and you do school plays and the reason you go 'I might do more of this' is because you make people laugh in a school play. You don't go and do Hamlet when you're nine and go: "I feel people were really moved out there!" You do a silly voice and everyone laughs and you go: "Ooh, that feels quite nice. I might make a life out of this!"

I'm an actor who loves doing comedy.

I think comedy is the most difficult thing in the world, I really do.

I've always loved comedy and growing up it was the comedies that I really responded to. So I don't know how it turned out that once I started acting that I started getting a certain kind of role, that I never saw myself as growing up, so I really love when I get an opportunity to play a [comedian] role.

I didn't really get into comedy until a couple months before I started doing comedy.

I love comedy and I hope I never stop doing it.

We live in a fun time with so many ways to express yourself, you would be crazy to be a comedian and not check them all out.

For the most part, comedy is the only fair part of show business.

One of the great things with comedy is that there's no such thing as a mediocre comedy; it's either uproarious or crap. That's the problem.

I'd love to do comedy. I'd probably have to get my laughing fits in check, because generally if I've done comedy, I'm usually the straight character that plays against the very obviously funny character, so that's really hard when the person is really hilarious.

I guess in my house when I was growing up, I was comfortable trying to be funny. And my dad, of course, it bugged him sometimes. He was trying to rest, and I was constantly trying to say something stupid to get a reaction. But I like doing these movies. You can do it in front of the camera and then it's over. I don't have to worry about being in front of too many people.

I love the idea of doing comedy, whether it's action comedy or just straight comedy. It's such a big, new world for me that I'm starting to realize that any character that I relate to, in any way, shape or form, or that I have any appreciation for, given enough preparation, I can find that person.

I'm a big comedy nerd, so I'm always looking for the chance to be funny.

I thought she was the funniest woman, and I believed being a comedian was the most exciting thing you could be.

Comedy is not my world. It's difficult for me, but sometimes you just have to go with it and have a good time.

When you're a young comedian the first thing you want to do is get a laugh.

I really have a love for comedy. I can't express it enough.

I like comedy. I would love to do comedy for a long time.

I did sketch comedy for years. I've always enjoyed it.

For me, the way I stay consistent is through stand-up comedy.

I really want to do comedy.

I'm used to sort of improvising a lot when I do my comedies.

I've spent the last few years just really actively pursuing comedy and that's something I always wanted to know how to do.