Issa Rae Quotes

Things from real life are the things that get people laughing.

I adopt a very simple approach. I observe and reflect real life and ordinary people and sooner or later that raises a laugh.

Normal people with normal problems can be hilarious.

I always laugh the hardest at the stuff you see in day-to-day life. It's great when somebody can tell a joke that really makes you laugh hard, but to see some kind of personal interaction that no one could write is so good. Those are always the things that make me laugh.

I mean, I find things that happened in real life to be the funniest - things that you observe instead of crazy abstract things, you know.

I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends.

With Don Rickles and me, we're just telling the truth. We're not terrific people, and we're not gonna win the beauty contest. We're just average Joes. We're just being who we are, and I think people like that.

I'm a funny guy. You've got to be able to make fun of yourself. We only live once.

Really, I am just a guy who likes his profession and travelling and good food, and that is it. I'm no different from you or anyone else.

If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I think people see the human side of you when you do that.

All my life's about is cracking up people and them cracking me up and trying not to think about dying. That doesn't cost very much money.

I am just like you and everyone else. I am trying to live my life as best I can.

If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.

Kevin Hart. He's the man! I like his style. He's short, so I can relate. All the stories he tells are real. I respect that, and he's just a really funny dude - great comedy instincts. To do stand-up on a stage for an hour and tell stories and make people laugh is incredible.

I know Chandler is similar to me. But if you watched my life for a week, there would be many more boring parts.

The comedy on '2 Broke Girls' always comes from a place of love - it's never mean. We're a comedy, and we often go right to the edge. It doesn't bother me. I've encountered this all my life. I've been made fun of all my life.

I want to sing simple things for the simple lives of simple people.

Part of my act is meant to shake you up. It looks like I'm being funny, but I'm reminding you of other things. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything; otherwise, we're going down the tube.

I like the sound of laughter. I was the guy in the group of friends that would always make the friends laugh. And everyone was like, 'You should do stand up,' so I gave it a shot, and ta-da! They were right.

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.

To do something funny, you have to have experienced it in real life and digested it in a way that amuses you.

As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life.

I don't know who I touch and who I don't. I work hard trying to make people laugh. I try to do the kind of stuff that made me laugh growing up. I don't have any secrets. I don't know the reasons I've been so well received.

Life is funny. If you don't laugh, you're in trouble.

If you tell the truth about how you're feeling, it becomes funny.