Berkeley Breathed Quotes

I do sarcasm really poorly.

I'm more one of those people you laugh at and not with. I'm not the one with the jokes, I'm the one who falls on her face going up a flight of steps.

I'm kinda rather make people laugh I guess or cry or whatever but bragging about what I have for me personally uncharacteristic I guess.

I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren't funny.

If you can't laugh at yourself, you're cooked!

If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?

It is unpardonable conceit not to laugh at your own jokes. Joking is undignified; that is why it is so good for one's soul. Do not fancy you can be a detached wit and avoid being a buffoon; you cannot. If you are the Court Jester you must be the Court Fool.

Her friends say she is very funny. At a family dinner, she stood to go, and the footman very properly pulled her chair away. At that moment I asked her a question and she sat down again, except there was no chair. Everyone, including the Queen, laughed and laughed.

If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I think people see the human side of you when you do that.

Almost anything makes me laugh, especially jokes at my own expense. And I will never, ever admit to being ticklish anywhere.

I like making fun of myself; I don't want to make fun of other people, so I don't mind doing something out of character that some people might not expect me to do.

Weirdly, for someone who wanted to be funny, I didn't like a lot of attention.

I have this weird obsession with kids and old people falling. Like, funny falls. It is awful, but it's the thing that makes me laugh the most.

The one thing you're most reluctant to tell. That's where the comedy is.

The only way I could get comfortable around people was to make them laugh. I was an obedient girl, and humor was my one form of rebellion. I used comedy to deflect. Like, 'Hey, check out my zit!' - you know, making fun of yourself before someone else has a chance to.

I'm the easiest person to make fun of.

I'm part Bridget Jones, part Larry David. I'm shy; I'm prude.

I'm a funny guy. You've got to be able to make fun of yourself. We only live once.

My friends make me laugh: funny Instagram videos, but mostly people falling over. It's so bad, but it never gets old. I just love how people cover up their falls. The whole experience of 'Oh, I just fell, and I'm going to run out of the fall and pretend I did this on purpose.' I just like to see how people cover up their mishaps.

I like to think of myself as the corniest, most awful thing you could possibly imagine.

For better or worse, there are few things so disarming as one who laughs well at her own expense.

Learn to laugh at yourselves as one must laugh!

A lot of people can be very scared about making themselves vulnerable and appearing uncool. I don't really give a damn; as long as it's funny, I'll do it [make fun of myself].

I really like being able to laugh at my own jokes.

Someone showed me a picture and I just laughed, dignity never been photographed.