Lizz Winstead Quotes

My way of making people like me was to make 'em laugh.

I love it when somebody makes me laugh - it's what attracts me to people.

What I have never been afraid of is to be a little silly, and you can engage people that way. My view is, first you get them to laugh, then you get them to listen.

Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life.

I like being funny; I like laughing with people.

Humor disarms people. They don't feel threatened.

I have always noticed that people will never laugh at anything that is not based on truth.

I think I'm the funniest guy in a room full of unfunny people.

The kind of über-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, "Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny."

You don't have to think really hard to get the joke. I think humor in general appeals to all people.

My favorite part is being engaged with somebody's story and life, and getting a laugh with people I have a tremendous amount of respect for or not, and being challenged by the immediacy of conversation.

People who go for humor are wonderful because they do great humor. People who go for wit and end up with humor are people who have made a mistake.

I always made people laugh, and everybody wanted me to sit at the table with them. I don't joke as much as I used to, but I can still be a little comedian every now and then.

I learned quickly that when I made others laugh, they liked me.

One longs to be funny, to make people laugh. Laughter is such a sign of approval, isn't it?

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

You know, funny can be universal.

To me the goal of comedy is to just laugh, which is a really high hearted thing, visceral connection and reaction.

A great pickup line is one I don't even notice. It has me connecting with you, laughing, having a good time. And that definitely gets my attention.

I've been approached after shows from people who said, 'I don't agree with anything you said, but I laughed the whole way through.' That's still a little strange to me. Like, nothing, really? But at the same time, that's what happens in a conversation.

Comedy is unique in the sense that laughter is a palpable noise that everyone makes.

But if something funny happens, I can't resist. I have to tell the people.

The minute you make people laugh, you get them to listen.

An easy way to get people to like you is to make them laugh.

They say that women like a man who can make them laugh, and I find that if you can make a woman laugh on the first and second dates, then you're doing well.