Allan Carr Quotes

Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.

I always found that drama, really good drama, has a lot of comedy in it.

People think comedians don't do drama. Comics are drama. And what is drama, as opposed to comedy? It's all the same to me.

I haven't done much comedy; I would love to. I love doing dramatic roles, but I'd love to do comedy. I think it would be refreshing.

Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations.

There is still a lot to be said for the well-made, witty, clever, three-act comedy.

I like dramatic stuff, and I have a goofball side, too. I like to do comedy and off-beat things as much as something really, really serious.

What's the funniest play ever written? I used to think it was 'Noises Off,' but now that I've seen 'The Liar,' I'm not so sure.

An old-codger comedy - that's what I want to do.

All the plays I do are comedies. I love listening to people laugh. I couldn't do the dramas like 'All My Sons.'

Comedy, unlike drama, demands surprise. You can't quietly and thoughtfully enjoy a comedy.

My husband and I are both actors; we're obviously dramatic.

I always approach every role through a lens of comedy.

I'd love to do a comedic film. I'd love to do a very epic Shakespearian film.

Drama is easy. Comedy's hard.

Most of what I write is comedy.

Hollywood comedy has gotten really silly and absurd, and I like that.

What I love about comedy is that it's unquestionably working. There are varying degrees of that, where there's something that makes you smile and is funny versus something that makes you hysterically laugh.

I do like comedy and drama.

I am truly at my happiest not when I am writing an aria for an actor or making a grand political or social point. I am at my happiest when I've figured out a fun way for somebody to slip on a banana peel.

I'm not funny ha-ha, but I look for real humour in just about everything I've ever played.

I want to do a comedy film.

When you see 'MHN,' you will see that the film is based on relationships which are serious, but there is a sense of humour to it, too.

I'm all about the slapstick, generally. If you fell off it, into it, or through it, I'm probably nearby wetting myself.