I really don't want to do anything that resembles stand-up comedy. But I will agree to say that I am doing it, and I will hope that people expect... →
Lucas Neff
Drama and comedy, to me ,are all about being surprising, coherent, and true, all at once.
Tim Blake Nelson
Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy.
Bob Newhart
I worked in accounting for two and a half years, realized that wasn't what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, and decided I was just going... →
People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy.
The highest of highs is to have a new routine that you're just breaking in and that's working, and that's - you're one step removed... →
There was a sea of change in comedy in the late 1950s and '60s. We were dealing with vignettes as opposed to jokes. We were more socially aware.
The first time I heard Richard Pryor, I knew he would be a major force in the world of comedy.
There are some actresses that can't do comedy; it's too heavy-handed.
Stand-up comedy is a very hard thing on the spirit. There are people who transcend it, like Jack Benny and Steve Martin, but in its essence, it's... →
Mike Nichols