James Carville Quotes

No one thought that the Disney Superpower had the ability to laugh at itself, but 'Enchanted' proved everyone wrong.

I think it has something to do with being British. We don't take ourselves as seriously as some other countries do. I think a lot of people take themselves far too seriously; I find that a very tedious attitude.

I like funny things, but I don't find myself particularly funny.

Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.

I suppose I look for humor in most situations because it humanizes things; it makes a character much more three-dimensional if there's some kind of humor. Not necessarily laugh-out-loud type of stuff, just a sense that there is a humorous edge to things. I do like that.

If you're watching a comedian on television and he's making a political point, I would say he's gotten too serious.

I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that.

I don't just try to be funny.

Humorists can never start to take themselves seriously. It's literary suicide.

I'm a humor writer, so I don't always present myself in the best light.

Every joke a President makes about himself is another barb that is taken out of the arsenal of his opponent.

Cary Grant is really the master of not taking himself so seriously.

There is no place for a person like me in a world that only takes itself seriously. Satire is so necessary but fairly ineffective.

I'm too self-serious for a comedy.

Obama isn't funny.

I do not have a sense of humor of any recognizable sort.

I'm all about being self-deprecating because I think it's hilarious.

'The Ugly Truth' isn't trying to change the world with strong political opinions; it's just trying to entertain you with thoughts and ideas from my crazy mind!

I find it funny that I'm a pin-up.

The best bloggers have tongue planted firmly in cheek.

We have to be able to poke fun at ourselves.

I love an act that makes fun of the situation, and of course makes fun of yourself. That's important, you can't take yourself too seriously.

I snorted "oh, beauty. What's that good for?" Mary stared, her eyes round. "It won you the prince, did it not?" I snorted again, I prefer to think that he was captivated by my charming personality." I giggled to let Mary know I was trying to make fun of myself.

We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.