Tony Hale Quotes

And you know, whether it's drama or comedy, the best work is based on truth. It's just that, with comedy, the circumstances are just crazy-heightened, and you have these crazy things thrown at you. But you still have to do it truthfully, because that's where the humor comes from. So it's not that difficult to cross over.

If you record the world honestly, there's no way people can stop being funny. A lot of fiction writing doesn't get that idea, as if to acknowledge it would trivialize the story or trivialize human nature, when in fact human nature is reduced and falsified if the comic aspects are not included.

I definitely prefer working in comedy over drama, but at the same time, when it comes to comedy, I tend to prefer comedies that have a great sense of truth to them and that come from an honest place.

I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation.

With all comedy, you try to ground it in credibility and reality.

The best comedy is based on truth.

I'll see something, and I'll go, 'Oh, wow, that's interesting,' because really, comedy comes from the truth.

The moment I do any puppy dog acting, I think the joke is dead. It's in the truth of how I play it, and the real painful honesty that I approach my performance with.

Funny women are honest women.

I don't want to ever tell a stereotype joke for the sake of it. I'm going to tell the story that I feel is true.

My favourite kind of comedy comes from the awkwardness of living, the stuff that makes you cringe but borders on tragic - that is more interesting to me. It resonates; it comes from emotional truth.

Standup is a place where, as long as it's funny enough, you can say your most embarrassing things, shameful things and disappointing things.

Broad City's first season is full of moments that are insane... and yet make total sense.

And I think comedy obviously a great way to get a message out because you know the reason why things are funny is because they're true.

I strive for honesty because I think that's where the funniest stuff comes from.

You have to be so honest in comedy.

With comedy, I try to steer toward, you know, talking about people that do crazy things, messed-up things. That's what I like to talk about.

The whole point of real comedy is that you can say something that is true, and by being funny, you can make it tolerable for people, and hopefully they'll laugh at you, too.

Most humor comes from truth. In the end, if I can laugh about it, who cares?

I think trying to be hot is the antithesis of trying to be funny. If you're aware of what you look like, or you're trying to... you can't be truly funny.

I thought, 'Anyone can make up a lie, but making the truth funny is really hard.' But I actually had more problems with people believing me when I told the truth on stage.

I think for me the trick is not to aim to impress or to even try to make people laugh but instead to tell the truth.

I think you need to have the guts to not use comedy. Often, the people that work in comedy use a joke to avoid contemplation.

My way of joking is to tell the truth

Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.