Tom Hiddleston Quotes

I've always had my voice as a comic. I was never that into politics, or prop comedy.

I like to describe my stuff as observational comedy.

By the way, I'm funniest when I'm not being funny. I'm better to laugh at than with, pretty much.

Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.

My humor is a lot like Kristen Wiig's from 'Saturday Night Live' or 'Bridesmaids.' Quirky, off the beaten path.

Comics write to their point of view. If you're an exceedingly irreverent comedian, you've got to see where that point of view fits or produces the most funny.

I love comedy, but I did always consider myself a dramatic comedian.

I think I could have a funnier, more economic sets. But that's the comedy I do. And I understand if people aren't interested in it and would rather listen to someone else. But I'll never understand the anger people have toward me.

I make people laugh hard; I'm a comic, that's just the way it is. And I make them laugh because I'm funny, not because I'm filthy. The subject matter is dirty, but the pictures I paint are really funny. A lot of comics don't understand that that's what it's about. It's just, "I'll be dirty and they'll laugh." Nobody's becoming a superstar that way.

Comedy is all about the joke. Comedies usually don't do anything fancy with the camera [or] the lighting. It doesn't matter. It should never be fancy.

There are a lot of great jokes you can sit down and write, but that's just a written joke, versus the comedy of the situation. Ideally, you're pulling as much comedy out of the situation as you can.

I'm always going to do whatever I think is funniest. If something's dark, I'll do it. If it's a sock puppet, if it's a stool, I'll do it.

If you want to make people laugh, your face must remain serious.

I don't think my film style has changed. I'm doing the same kind of jokes I did when I was younger.

I love physical comedy. Comedy that comes from an emotional place is amazing too and lets me develop in a new way as an actor.

I don't consider myself, you know, in real life one of those funny guys. My comedy comes through my work.

'Where's Bill going?' He's going to comedy death. Boom! He pops out of it with another joke. It's my particular style.

I think it's that much harder to make a good comedy than it is straight and apparently serious.

As a comedian I appreciate every kind of comedy. You decide for yourself what you're going to do.

I have a very dry sense of humor.

I've met Jon Glaser who has a show on Adult Swim call Delocated and he's the main writer we hired for the show. That's really my brand of humor, I would say.

A lot of the things I do are the sort of things I think are funny.

Comedy is tragedy plus timing.

One does not contradict the other.Straight-faced is the basis of all decent comedy.

Humor is what happens when we're told the truth quicker and more directly than we're used to.