Colin Firth Quotes

I love comedy; I'm very goofy and spontaneous.

I do not have a good control of running sight gags. I laugh like hell when I see them, but I don't know how to invent those jokes.

The kick [of comedy] is to think quickly. It's a great kick.

There's obviously some appeal in scenes for me - there's something I respond to. I keep doing those films where I put myself out there like that. I guess I look for those kinds of moments and I pride myself on being an actor who will do just about anything for a laugh - so long as it's within context of the scene in the movie and it's not gratuitous. I have to feel it'll make people laugh.

There's something about a variety show, I think, that disarms us as consumers of something. We're laughing, and there's this sense of anything goes, anything could happen.

Stand-up is still my job. That is the thing I wanted to get into when I was 21. You cannot beat the immediacy of it, making people laugh without any interruptions or edits.

I can make anything in the room funny in a few seconds.

Comedy is something I enjoy doing.

Comedy is one of the toughest genres. It is so essential to get the timing right, failing which the humour can fall flat.

I think one of the perks of getting to do comedy is the ability to hang out with the funniest people in the world.

I'm not a big 'scripted comedy' person necessarily. I'm open for wherever comedy can be found.

I crack myself up. Even I don't know what I'm going to say next.

My job is to make people laugh.

I come from standup and improv.

Comedy can be a lot more fun if you try something unique.

You can't fake comedy. You can't make it look beautiful or put an interesting bit of music on in the background: funny can only be funny if you're funny.

It's not at all easy to make people laugh. Kudos to those who can do it so well.

I enjoy doing comedy.

Let me make something clear: I can't do anything in particular to make others laugh. I do what is necessary for a character. The body language of the character may make others laugh.

I've always loved comedy.

The joys of making a comedy are that it feels very playful and silly, and the energy is totally different because they want you to feel free enough to come out with something a bit mad.

The only difference between a comedian and someone else? We need to make people laugh more.

There's something strange about comedy requests. I guess if you enjoy something, why not hear it again? But there's something weird about it being live, when the person is there, and asking them, "Hey, do this thing like you did it, but make it seem like you're making it up on the spot.".

Being a fan of comedy, it's so unique, in their own voice. I was really stoked to be able to participate. They're so great at just coming up with stuff on the fly and making stuff funny.

I love to make people laugh, and do things that are surprising and different.