Rebecca Hall Quotes

Life is dramatic and comedic at times. Sometimes in the most dramatic situations, there is comedy. And good comedy comes from a sense of reality.

When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time.

I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.

I really like blending two things together that are polar opposites. Because I feel like, in a large aspect, that's kinda like what I am.

Often, contrasts bring art to life: the bright speck of paint on a dark canvas; the tightrope walk between humor and tragedy.

People find it hard to be both comic and serious, though life manages it easily enough.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

I like to think my sense of humor is sort of smart and dumb at the same time. I like to work on multiple levels - smart and dumb, funny and sad, profound and mundane, cynical and hopeful.

In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.

It's great extremes which leads to great drama and great comedy.

Half of me is this wacked-out comedienne who will do anything for a buck and a laugh. Well, at least for a laugh. But the other half is a lot darker, sadder and more pensive. It's the dark side that feeds the outrageousness and allows it to surface. I think that's true for anyone with comic flair.

Dramatically, I like darkness, I like conflict - but I don't see the world as defined by them.

I think that there's a fine line between comedy and drama.

People are often surprised that I am so upbeat. I'm always hearing, 'You're so light and funny, and your books are so dark and twisted.' There's a dichotomy. I like books that are dark and creepy. I don't control it - it's just what I gravitate toward.

I don't think there are in life, pure darkness or pure light. Everyone's got a little of everything.

If you stretch tragedy, it will always become comedy.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.

In everything I write, I'm always striving to hit the right mix of light and darkness, humor and pain, fun and seriousness.

You cannot have the drama without comedy.

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.

Even the most tragic moments can have moments of comedy.

There is nothing that is so serious that you can't also see its comic side. Comedy is a way of talking about the most serious things.

The way that I live is in between the dual experiences of the tragedy mask and the comedy mask. I feel that I write best and think best in between those two masks.

Our everyday lives exist with comedy and tragedy next to each other.

I think a good dollop of sadness is quite a useful thing in comedy sometimes. I think if everyone's happy all the time, it's a bit dull. It's like salt and caramel - you wouldn't imagine they would go well together, but they do.