Funny Quotes

A good actor is someone who knows how to take the part and make it real and make it honest and be effective in it. If it's in a funny movie and, as long as they are cast in an appropriate way, humor will come from it.

Ivan Reitman

Movies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we work very hard. To achieve that kind of work is really kind of delicate stitching.

Ivan Reitman

I've always tried to fight against, 'Oh, who's that small funny actress? Let's get her.'

Imelda Staunton

I'm always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny.

Jason Alexander

The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that I have a sense of humor, and it was supposed to be funny.

Jason Alexander

Jerry Seinfeld has an interesting theory. He goes, '20 pounds up or down, and you lose your funny.'

Jason Alexander

I had an idea of what I thought was funny. It's kind of based on how I am.

Jennifer Aniston

My hair has never been my greatest feature, so that was funny enough unto itself that my hair became so focused on.

Jennifer Aniston

That's what I hate about a lot of comedies, when you're hitting a line or making it funny.

Jennifer Aniston

I read a lot of scripts that I just don't find very funny.

Jennifer Aniston

Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.

Joey Adams

The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic, blonde actress with the funny voice.

Joey Lauren Adams

To me, I've never understood why there is any question about are women as funny as men.

Judd Apatow

I wanted to see how funny I could be without making the choice that every 10 minutes something big and visual had to happen.

Judd Apatow

I put on a big show when I write something I think is funny.

Judd Apatow

I like smart, funny, self-deprecating men.

Jules Asner

I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.

Jack Benny

If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Jack Benny

Back in the '70s, like one of my favorite movies ever was 'The Bad News Bears', and that was a kids' movie, but I don't think of it that way. I think of it as just a great movie because Walter Matthau was so funny and so harsh with those kids.

Jack Black

I think back to some of the things Harry said and some of the things I said trying to be funny. If I said them now, it would be on the front page of every newspaper in the country.

Jack Buck

I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.

James Brown