Sexiness wears thin after awhile and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that is a treat.
My way was not to be the petite, gorgeous, little cheerleader. My way of getting by was making people laugh.
So the laughs had to come from the character, not because we had balloons in our shirts or were speaking in high voices. That was very important to us.
I don't talk to myself or anything, but sometimes I say things and I laugh at myself. Sometimes you have to make fun of yourself.
When I was young, I learned very early on that I could make my mother laugh. And that was one of the greatest sounds I ever heard.
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning do to do afterward.
I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.
The fine line that you do when you do political comedy is, as long as you have that laugh, you're fine.
Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country.
Sometimes there's one person in the audience laughing hysterically, and it's so much fun. You end up playing the entire play to them.
The terror dementia sufferers must feel is unimaginable, but the techniques they use to hide their difficulties - the ducking and diving and keeping the world laughing - are perfectly understandable.
I get mad like anybody else does, but being able to laugh about getting mad is very healthy, and my kids know that.
The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you're doing one thing. That is, you're going to make the audience laugh.
A child playing with its father screams louder, laughs harder, jumps more eagerly, puts more faith in everything.
Part of the philosophy of 'The Dice Man' is that you have got to be laughing at yourself at every moment and be free of yourself at every moment.
Old radio comedy makes me laugh, as well as 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' and comedians like Paul Merton.
And I admit it: there's a rather dirty thrill when 700 people laugh at a joke you've written.
With comedy, it's really hard to tell if something's working on the page - you really need the actors to bring it alive. The scariest part is if people will laugh or not.
The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think.
I'd always used humour as a weapon, as a protection. But being able to make people laugh is a way of not getting in too deep; it's a quick, transient fix.
