Tom Ellis Quotes

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.

I haven't had a lot of comedy come my way as a performer.

Comedy scares me a lot. I feel like it's way harder than drama. I think my safety net is definitely drama, and I would love to kind of be able to be able to push into the comedy world and do something kind of like a Christopher Guest kind of style show. That, to me, is my kind of comedy. Like, Ricky Gervais comedy. That's my kind of thing.

Hey, I think comic actors are the best actors.

I'll probably stick to comedy for the time being. I mean, a great piece of work is a great piece of work, and I'm up for good work anytime. But I do love comedy!

I would like to explore comedy more. It's not something that I've done a lot of. Obviously, I'm very at home in drama. I like everything.

I haven't been offered a lot of comedy. In theater, I've done quite a bit of comedy or dramas that included a lot of funny stuff. But in my TV work, those aren't the roles that I've been offered.

To be honest with you, the dramatic side is more fun to play because I don't get to do it as often as I get to do the comedy stuff. Most of my work in this business has been comedy, and that's sort of the way the cookie crumbles. I had not sought out to just be a comedic actor, but I think that's my default because I come from a funny family.

Sometimes you can take those dramatic roles and maybe interject a little humor into them, and I think the reverse also works.

I like to play the comic relief or parts that aren't necessarily comedic but that I can find the comedy in.

I'm happy to play characters but comedy, as a space, has given me a lot.

I do enjoy doing action quite clearly, but I also really like doing comedy.

In comedy, my strengths are improvisation.

Acting-wise, I haven't done a lot of comedy, so I would love to work with Jane Lynch. I think she's hilarious.

I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.

The one that was most fun was That's My Bush; the part that I did for Comedy Central. That was a hoot. That was more fun that one should be allowed to have.

I've played comedy before but not that much. I mostly do get drawn to darker material.

I'm no way one of those comedians who want to do drama. I really do love comedies. I hope to go back to it.

There's so much joy in doing comedy work, and that's one of the reasons I like to do it - because it's just a hilarious day at work.

I do more comedy, actually. I don't do the classic novelas.

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

I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing.

I'd love to do a comedy. Umm, I don't know when that will happen - maybe when I'm, like, 80 or something. But yeah, I'd love to. I'm just waiting for the right person to see my hilarious nature and offer me a comedy.

I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love the most.

My drama instructor suggested I try comedy. I was resistant at first because I considered myself a serious actor, but of course I fell in love with it.