Roger Allam Quotes

Nobody enjoys the 'little show about nothing' humor more than me, but that is never the way I look at it.

Comedy, at least the way I write comedy, is just drama with jokes.

I've always been a huge fan of Tina Fey's. She's a very unique storyteller and has such a great voice and sense of character and comedy, and manages to do things that are oftentimes very broad but still have a lot of heart to them.

If you play it straight it's funny - the best comedy is always played straight down the middle. The adjustment is understanding from the screenplay that a moment is hilarious.

There's an art to stupid comedy. There's an art to offensive comedy, and I think the key is it's just gotta make you laugh.

'American Dad' is, by its nature, much more political.

Humor writing is something that comes naturally to me.

I'll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there's some great comedy minds and performances.

Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something.

There's always a message in my comedy.

Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour.

I can't not write funny. It's literally the only way I know how to do it.

I really like comedy. There's always a choice, when you're writing: you can either go for the joke or you can go for the story, the important stuff.

I guess I don't have much interest in writing straight drama. So whatever subject matter I choose will ultimately be dealt with in a comic way.

I think so. I can't think of anything that requires more finesse than comedy, both from a verbal and visual point of view.

It's not about trying to be funny all the time. It's more of a document that hopefully is funny.

Chris Farley, I was a huge fan of his growing up. I would love to do something kind of slapstick and funny, maybe where I could change my look even a little bit.

That's what I hate about a lot of comedies, when you're hitting a line or making it funny.

Humor writing requires a rhythm and timing, as well as some kind of connection to the reader, and I think that's how I tap into it.

I love '30 Rock' because Tina Fey allows me to fly over the cuckoo nest once a week.

I really just love making comedies; I love doing characters.

Robert Benchley has a style that is weak and lies down frequently to rest.

And, you know, I liked writing humor. Well, I should say, I wanted to write seriously, but it kept turning funny.

I love to do comedy, and I don't think of things as drama or comedy. I think that if it's a funny line, it's a funny line. If it's a funny moment, it's a funny moment.

I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track.