Shoojit Sircar Quotes

I like broad comedy. If I had an idea tomorrow for a film that was all slapstick and broad comedy, and it was an idea that interested me, I would not hesitate to do it because I enjoy watching these kinds of film.

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

Everything is so funny in the movie. The funniest thing about the movie is the transformations they were able to make with the characters.

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.

And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they're awesome, the kind of thing that if you're in for ten minutes, you're in for two hours.

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

'Benidorm' is such a great show. There's nothing else like it. You might think the characters are far-fetched, but then you get out here and it's bang on. It's about real people, real relationships and people believe in the actors. It's got heart and it's hilariously funny. When we're filming, we're lazing in the sun. It's hardly working, is it?

I will do comedy until the day I die: inappropriate comedy, funny comedy, gender-bending, twisting comedy, whatever comedy is out there.

Cool is the enemy of funny. You can't be cool and be funny at the same time. Only Eddie Murphy could do that.

I like really stupid comedies.

They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever.

Things from real life are the things that get people laughing.

The word 'comedy' implies slapstick.

I know the new comedy god is surrealism, but it doesn't touch my heart.

I don't get a chance to be funny with the thrillers. I like to be funny, and I think I am really funny. So with 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life', it was fun to let loose.

My personal favorite is Woody Allen, who is just amazing as a comedian.

Chris Farley, I was a huge fan of his growing up. I would love to do something kind of slapstick and funny, maybe where I could change my look even a little bit.

In terms of pure comedic value, 'Tootsie' is brilliant.

Normal people with normal problems can be hilarious.

The average comedian is kind of an observer looking at everyday things that everyone could relate to and then trying to find the exaggeration in those things.

I enjoy doing physical comedy.

I always prefer the big laugh. That is always the objective, especially with a film like Scary Movie 2.

The first thing I ever got my hands on was Andy Griffith's 'What It Was, Was Football.' I was fascinated with the fact that every syllable made it funny, and I would laugh even though I didn't know what any of it meant.

What I love about comedy is that it's unquestionably working. There are varying degrees of that, where there's something that makes you smile and is funny versus something that makes you hysterically laugh.

I'm drawn to the funny brand of comedy.