Ayda Field Quotes

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

I'm not built for war. I'm built for entertainment. I'm built for jokes - either telling them or being the butt of them.

I love people who have a good sense of humor, tell a good story, tell a good joke.

Some people don't have a sense of humor about certain things, and other people do.

I have a sense of humor, and sometimes it gets me into trouble.

Some people don't have a sense of humor.

I've always liked being funny and making people laugh. I was a cut-up when I was a kid, and was always doing bits for my friends and family.

I'm amused by a lot of things. I love humor. I'm constantly joking around.

I believe you can joke about anything.

Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.

When in doubt, go for the dick joke.

Men love a joke - on the other fellow. But your really humorous woman loves a joke on herself.

I don't like jokes about sex or bodily functions or drug use or the difference between New York and L.A. I never do any of that.

I can be reasonably funny and light-hearted when I'm in the company of good friends, but I'm not a jokesmith. I tend to be quite serious.

I tell very mean jokes.

There is no Algorithm for Humor

Being funny is a gift, and, when done well, is an art form.

You shouldn't make jokes if it makes you so unhappy.

I am not funny. The writers were funny. My directors were funny. The situations were funny… What I am is brave. I have never been scared. Not when I did movies, certainly not when I was a model and not when I did I Love Lucy.

The funniest thing about comedy is that you never know why people laugh. I know what makes them laugh but trying to get your hands on the why of it is like trying to pick an eel out of a tub of water.

Percy wouldn't notice a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing one of Dobby's hats.

I still think that, hopefully, you're not ahead of the jokes, and I think that has value. There is a punchline and it's pointed - and, again, whether you think it's funny or not, that's subjective.

I'm a goofy girl. I like to laugh and I like to make other people laugh.

Anything that is not funny at a certain point will be funny.

What makes people laugh? . . . It's a happy marriage between a person who needs to laugh and someone who's got one to give.