Jonah Hill Quotes

Every sitcom needs their straight man or straight woman.

It always tickles me to think of the meetings Super Dave has after every show.

I like things that are funny - in everyday conversation, in incidents that you see, in watching TV or watching film. Comedy has always had an impact on my life.

I don't aim it at anybody specific, I don't aim my characters to make old people laugh or young people or professionals or blue collar, just whatever I think is going to be funny and it just so happens that.

I guess I prefer the laughs. I couldn't do a whole set of just shocks, but I like throwing a fastball inside every now and then to keep people on their toes.

Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don't work.

No one likes the fellow who is all rogue, but we'll forgive him almost anything if there is warmth of human sympathy underneath his rogueries. The immortal types of comedy are just such men.

Comedy is very important. For one thing, it keeps you sane. But it's not really a conversion. I mean, it's marginally a conversion, because if people tune in or go to a nightclub or even watch television, and hear that a lot of other people are laughing at something you thought was not funny, at least it'll force you to reconsider.

I like doing the comedic episodes because it's refreshing. I enjoy doing comedic things and physical comedy. It's fun.

All jokes aside, it's a very difficult job playing the straight man. Jason is potentially the most brilliant straight man that ever was because he's also really funny while doing it, which is even harder. I've always seen myself playing characters who are flawed. We use comedy in our lives to obscure the drama.

I think comedy's just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting.

The idea of the straight man is very important. But I'd rather it be somebody else, because it's not as fun. And when I say somebody else, of course I mean Jason Bateman. He's born to play boring characters because he's such a bore. He's one of the most boring human beings.

With comedy, you have to do it right. In a drama, there's a lot of different ways to succeed in a moment. But comedy comes from reality. You can't try to be funny.

There's something therapeutic about connecting with an audience - when there's something really sort of odd or silly that you think is funny, and conveying it to an audience.

Stand-up is just me trying to be as funny as possible in the most concentrated hour with me standing on stage with no storyline, no plot line, and no character development.

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

Comedy becomes intensified in short scenes.

I've always loved pure, silly slapstick comedy. It always makes me laugh.

In comedy, though, it's good to get feedback from the audience about what they find funny.

The hardest thing in the world to do is to have someone in a seat in a theater laughing so hard that they're making weird sounds.

I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative abilities.

I'm always trying to make myself laugh. I'm the most enthusiastic audience I'm likely to find, so if it doesn't make me smile then it probably won't work on you. The jokes that only make me shrug get cut.

I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.

I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love the most.

I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.