Bobby Farrelly Quotes

Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.

There are these showcase clubs where 14 guys will go on in a row and people are laughing at everything, and I'm like - 'I can't laugh that much. That's so weird to me.'

It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good.

Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter.

I will always love to perform standup comedy.

From the stage I've seen people of all ages absolutely roaring at really good toilet humour.

Laughter is binary: It either happens or it doesn't. As each joke arrives in the course of a film, the cavernous space of the theater is either filled with joy and laughter or with the quiet of cringing embarrassment. Every time you step to the plate to make a joke, you're going to experience one or the other.

I had seen movies before that that had made me laugh, but I had never seen anything even remotely close to as funny as Richard Pryor was, just standing there talking.

But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

I love comedy. Playing the underdog, and getting the laughs is my form of entertainment. I could think of nothing different that I would want to be doing at this time in my life.

People always mention that they'd love to see me in a comedy again. Maybe it's time - laughter being the best medicine.

I've committed myself to perfecting the art of the straight man. I try really hard not to crack up.

I'm very interested in any script that makes me laugh.

The whole point of comedy, what's fun, is taking the stupid thought I had and working it into something that makes a bunch of people laugh.

I once did a flip-flop joke in San Diego, and I got booed... but it's all in good fun.

Comedy is not about appearance; it's about rockin' a mike. Are they laughing? That's the only test.

I was once doing a gig with Tim Vine; he was backstage, and there was one of those long strings of polystyrene coffee cups. He picked up the whole stack of about 20, walked on stage and then said: 'Bloody hell this coffee's hot!' which I think is the funniest thing anyone has ever said.

I am a product... I'm a comedian. I'm not curing cancer. In the end, I tell jokes. I make people laugh.

I believe it is tough to be funny and tougher to make people laugh. And it needs to be been done effortlessly. A joke can be comedy, but one can kill the joke if it is delivered badly.

I am a product... I'm a comedian. I'm not curing cancer. In the end, I tell jokes. I make people laugh. I make sense out of ridiculous situations, but in the end, it's all about laughter. It's all about your cheek hurting, your stomach hurting.

I had a couple of decent laughs on Townies, but for the most part, delivering a joke that you just know is not funny is hard.

The whole thing about working in front of the camera is to make people laugh when they're not supposed to.

I'm traveling the world, ripping rooms apart with my stupendous comedy.

With comedians, you have that understanding that we're trying to get laughs.

There's something quite joyful about doing comedy which doesn't really need much analysis. I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff which is a bit smart, but is just about belly laughs.