Terry Pratchett Quotes

I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

Television: A medium. So called because it's neither rare nor well done.

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.

The first Matrix genius, the second one, what's up with the dancing? I haven't even seen the third one.

You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing it very long.

I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.

I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it.

Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs.

Ever since I gave up therapy, it's my only time with a captive audience.

We don't really see a lot of comedic moments in '24.' In fact, I haven't seen all of it, but from what I have seen, I don't know if I've ever laughed at anything that anyone has done on '24.'

I find it really appalling when people talk about comedy.

Comedy is hard. Any idiot can have an opinion.

Satire makes people learn something more than being lectured.

Let me tell you something about Joe Manganiello - I don't care, dude. The most impressive thing that you have on your cinematography is that you got beat up by Spiderman.

Nobody's impressed back home. All my friends were going, 'Oh right, so you're doing a play up in Leeds? Another depressing one is it? Do you mind if we don't bother coming?' I love that.

I've never been much drawn towards satire of any kind.

A lot of French comedy is satire.

It's like, 'Twilight' was voted the worst movie of all time, and I'm like,'Can I please have the worst movie of all time? Please? Half of that?'

I don't think people understand what comedy is supposed to do. We will observe things, we will make fun of things.

I read the horoscope, and when I like it I smile and when I don't like it, I say, 'Dr. Ruth Westheimer, what's the matter with you?'

I'm all about being self-deprecating because I think it's hilarious. Any actor who takes themselves seriously just needs to stop being such a piece of s**t.

TLC should stand for Toddlers, Lunatics, and Cake.

You sounded like someone who should be singing on a cruise ship. Halfway through your song, I wished the ship was sinking.

Who can fail to mist at Fergie's anthem, 'My humps, my humps, my lovely lady lumps.' Hmmm. 'My lunch, my lunch, I swear it's coming up.