But our comedies never endured long without a tragedy.
A third variety of drama ... begins as tragedy with scraps of fun in it ... and ends in comedy without mirth in it, the place of mirth being taken by a more or less bitter and critical irony.
I would love to do a drama. I did a couple of episodes of The Good Wife, which is more of a drama. I really liked that; I thought it was interesting. A lot of my favorite comedies play out as dramas.
All the plays that have ever been written, from ancient Greece to the present day, have never really been anything but thrillers... Drama's always been realistic and there's always been a detective about... Every play's an investigation brought to a successful conclusion.
I started out more interested in drama, but comedy just came naturally to me, and it's become what I'm most known for, even though my sensibilities still lean towards the dramatic for the most part.
I love all genres. The only thing I get stymied by is the Family Drama. I don't necessarily know how to approach that.
I knew nothing about farce until I read Puce a l'Oreille, and had no idea what a deadly serious business it is.
Melodrama is sometimes broadly applied and sometimes derogatorily applied.
