I used to go in for Disney auditions, and they'd tell me, 'You're cute and nice but just not funny.'
Gattlin GriffithPeople have many theories about comedy, but being just plain funny is the one most important thing.
Gilbert GottfriedCarol Burnett was particularly funny. She swore for the first time on television on Larry Sanders.
Garry ShandlingI've always tried to fight against, 'Oh, who's that small funny actress? Let's get her.'
Imelda StauntonThat's what I hate about a lot of comedies, when you're hitting a line or making it funny.
Jennifer AnistonIt's funny how sometimes you learn things off the Internet before they're actually told to you.
Joel EdgertonI have a lot of funny friends, and we joke a lot, but I've never really played comedic parts.
Joel KinnamanI have no agenda except to be funny. Neither I or the writers profess to offer any worldly wisdom.
Julia Louis-DreyfusThat's the easiest job you can have in TV comedy, being the guy who just delivers the funny.
Josh McDermittIf you can find the line between sympathetic and creepy, you have reached a very funny area.
Jason SegelIn 'War Party,' I play a quarter-breed Indian. It's a serious movie, but it's funny, too.
Kevin Dillon