Mae Martin Quotes

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

Drama class was one of the only areas at school I responded to.

I very rarely laugh. I remember I used to have a joy at comedy. I remember going to see Sean Lock for the first time live, just in some comedy club when I was 18, and again, just guttural, pure laughter. I didn't know what he was doing; I couldn't see the tricks.

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've always improvised, and stand-up was this great release. All of a sudden, it was just me and the audience.

Comedy is very important, yes. 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.

People always mention that they'd love to see me in a comedy again. Maybe it's time - laughter being the best medicine.

I've committed myself to perfecting the art of the straight man. I try really hard not to crack up.

I can't claim to ever have done stand-up.

I know that if any other comedian came up to me questioning something I did or said, it would be literally settled in a heartbeat. I love comedy. I give to comedy. I don't take from comedy.

I feel that I'm a stand-up comedian more than anything else, that's my job.

I took a stand-up comedy class because I'd always wanted to.

It's so nice to be able to get up on stage and just say the most disgusting, ridiculous, outrageous, offensive thing, knowing it's just between you and the audience.

That's what's great about standup comedy: the instant feedback. You get up on stage, you tell a joke, if it doesn't work, come back the next day with a better version of it.

When I discovered drama, I felt a connection.

I once did a flip-flop joke in San Diego, and I got booed... but it's all in good fun.

A lot of the time, a comedy script is just dialogue, and that's the main thing you have to worry about.

All I ever wanted to do was tell jokes for a living.

When you are preparing for a role, you have a script to comb through and the writer's help in telling you about the character, and then you can fill in the gaps. When you are doing a cabaret show, it's very personal. You have the opportunity to share parts of yourself with an audience and figure out how you want to connect.

I have to do stand-up. I have to do something comedy-involved every day, or else I will lose my mind.

A movie that makes me cry every time is 'Billy Elliot.' That scene where he's dancing in the hall, and his dad walks in. And the first time his dad can see how amazing he is dancing, but he's so conflicted with kind of his own feelings towards it. Oh, it's so emotional.

Actually the hardest films to make are comedies. In normal life, funny things happen by accident; to re-create those by design in a film takes real technique.

It feels a lot freer doing a comedy.

As much as I'd love to explore other genres, I won't leave comedy. This genre has given me an identity.

As an actor, I draw from myself.