Arthur Adamov Quotes

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

Maybe that is why kids like Dumbledore: because he is funny rather than a miserable old sod with a long white beard.

Class clowns become actors.

Dali had a good sense of humor - obviously you could tell just looking at him; he was funny.

Unless you are wealthy, you cannot afford to act or direct one play and remain unemployed the rest of the time.

Like I said, all comedy is based on exaggeration, big or small, whatever you can get away with.

Every movie I do, or when I'm on the sketch comedy show, I don't really get into it until I have an outfit or something funny with my head or face or something.

I'm like a really goofy home ec teacher.

Plays are getting smaller and smaller, not because playwrights minds are shrinking but because of the economics.

I had to audition for the part of Jnior, and I wanted the role terribly because I knew it was a great character. This guy is a wonderful, funny, mean old guy.

They sent me the script and I thought that there was something very appealing and funny about it. Also, I was familiar with Mike Myers' work in Saturday Night Live, but I did not know the extent to which he would make this creation.

I think people are surprised to learn that I'm pretty goofy and pretty funny.

Everybody's funny in different ways.

That's why I like to get out there, and get people to see the other side of Mitt, and know us in a different reflection when you see the family and how funny he is with the boys and with the grandkids. And you know, just what a super guy he is. That's part of what I am doing, is letting people see the other side of Mitt.

I really enjoy Martin Sheen - he is very unexpectedly funny, very quick.

You have to understand the tone of the movie, because if it's supposed to be funny, it can be funny violent like the Home Alone stuff, but you have to really understand the tone of what you're doing and make the action work for that and for the character.

It's funny, I used to do a character that was just a baby - just an adult baby. I would get up onstage and complain about adult stuff, but as a baby. I was in a diaper, and I would require hugs from the audience and reassurance and stuff.

Funny is an attitude.

Bill Murray is a wonderful actor, and he's very funny, and I've seen him be serious and terrific.

I would love to do a comedy, but comedy probably in the sense of a dark comedy like 'Californication,' that sort of thing. Yeah, sure, I think I'm funny.

I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.

I really don't have a type. I never had a type. If I could put them all together, it's, like, the most different grouping. So I love when guys are funny. I love guys that are funny and goofy and over the top. And you know, I really like personality.

Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.

Paul Rudd has a very specific brand of humor.

I always saw myself as a comedic actor and wacky best friend.