W. C. Fields Quotes

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.

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

There is no Algorithm for Humor

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

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.

Comedy makes you humble. Because there are so many opportunities to miss, and strike out.

Funny is funny. You can be fooled by the eye, but if your performance is funny to the ear, it will be funny. I think it's that if you don't have the visual, you have to infuse the full personality into the voice.

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

Life's too damn funny for me to explain.

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.

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

Being funny in life is a lot more like judo. It's using the energy.

People will do anything, anything, for a really nice laugh.

Life is funny, baby, and that's no joke

Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.

Comedy is such a personal thing. Everybody can cry at the same thing, but it's a lot harder to get everyone to laugh at the same thing.

I know the nature of comedy, and you never know what will happen with the next movie or whether people will find it funny.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

That's what I hate about a lot of comedies, when you're hitting a line or making it funny.

And when you're on your own there is that terrifying possibility that you may be the only person on the planet who thinks it's funny - and you have no way of finding out.

But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

Jokes are very curious things psychologically.

I think in life, the sense of humor and comedy always exists.

Everyone tells me I need to do comedy. It's never something that crossed my mind, but to be able to do a true comedy and make people laugh, that would be great.

It's a mystery to me what makes people laugh.