Eddie Izzard Quotes

I was thinking that I might fly today. Just to disprove all the things you say... please be careful with me, I'm sensitive, and I'd like to stay that way.

Comedies always need to be provocative and catch your attention in a way that dramas don't have to.

I think you can tell the human condition better through comedy.

Satire is what closes on Saturday night.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

People have many theories about comedy, but being just plain funny is the one most important thing.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

A sitcom isn't usually the right tool for satire.

What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.

The best shows to tweet about are the ones that are hilarious, but they might not necessarily be trying to be hilarious. Those are the easiest and the funniest because you're like 'come onnnn.'

I quit flying myself last year and that was difficult for me because I enjoy it as much as playing golf. It was an adjustment sitting in the back of the plane, rather than at the controls, but I've grown accustomed to it and enjoy reading a book, doing some work or challenging my wife to a game of dominos.

There is a universality to comedy.

Cool is the enemy of funny. You can't be cool and be funny at the same time. Only Eddie Murphy could do that.

I'm just trying to portray what I find ironic or humorous.

I haven't watched 'Mad TV' a lot, but I have seen some stuff on there that is truly funny. You have to have some sort of attitude toward the subject, and they seem to have it. It depends on how much blood you want to draw.

As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life.

I see parody as another form of comedy.

The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.

I don't get a chance to be funny with the thrillers. I like to be funny, and I think I am really funny. So with 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life', it was fun to let loose.

Humor is rare in science fiction... there's so little of it that it automatically reminds you of other heroes with that acerbic humor when you find it.

I love smart comedy.

Gags die, humor doesn't.

I have always found humor in places where humor wasn't necessarily intended.

Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo.

Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.