Simon Pegg Quotes

Humor is the truth; wit is an exaggeration of the truth.

I guess my sense of humour leans more towards irony and tongue-in-cheek performance.

Only the pun remains. The pun, beloved of Shakespeare, children and tabloid headline-writers, is normally eschewed in the modern, sophisticated circles in which I move.

Puns are a form of humor with words.

No subject is unsuitable for comedy.

With anything you put out there, you're going to offend somebody, but most people get that it's a joke, that I'm playing a character, and that I'm actually making fun of what I'm saying by saying it.

You can't debate satire. Either you get it or you don't.

You can parody almost anything.

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way.

I think puns are not just the lowest form of wit, but the lowest form of human behavior.

Comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.

I've always been very upfront about the way I write, and I've always used the tools humorists use, such as exaggeration.

I see parody as another form of comedy.

You can make fun of everything.

Everything I say is a joke. I am a joke myself.

The pun exists in a social and political void, caring nothing for the issues of its day, content merely to display itself in its small cleverness.

Satire also allows you to make fun of every different aspect. It allows you to make fun of both sides. It allows you to make fun of everything, really, so you can do it in a harmless way.

You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in the next episode.

Well, Mitt Romney is a very attractive comedic target. He's irresistible to me. I mean, seriously, I want to pay less attention to him.

I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me.

If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.

Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn.

Humor is a powerful tool, and some of these politicians are so far out and easy to lampoon. They just provide such delicious opportunity.

I am a walking joke.