I loved George Carlin and Dean Martin. I was one of those kids who had every comedy album. – Stephen Colbert
I feel like if I consider myself comfortable in something, then that’s not exactly where I want to be. And in ‘Jane the Virgin’ specifically, I feel like I don’t have to choose… We get to do drama and comedy sometimes within the same thirty seconds. – Yael Grobglas
I think when someone who’s known for doing drama does a comedy but just tries to be funny, that’s a mistake. – Steve Carell
I enjoy doing these silly little videos, and a lot of stuff online is stuff I actually created for my live comedy shows. – Tom Lenk
Going from drama to just straight-up comedy with Tommy Davidson and Jamie Foxx – what a blast. – Vivica A. Fox
Maybe I’ll just become a cartoon character because there’s nothing left for me to do in an R-rated comedy. – Seann William Scott
A sketch should be about two to three minutes, which is basically what most songs are. They’re usually done by groups. Good examples of each build and have different parts and twists in them. I guess sketch would be the comedy version of music. – Trevor Moore
I’ve always been a fan of physical comedy. It kind of hits you in a different way; it bypasses the intellect and hits you in the gut. – Stephen Merchant
As a kid, I loved Paula Poundstone and Richard Pryor. But my mother was a huge influence on my comedy. – Tig Notaro
When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked. – Whoopi Goldberg
I’ve always been taught to just play the truth of the situation. If comedy comes out of that, or drama, whatever comes out of it, at least I’m playing the truth of the moment-to-moment reality. – Ving Rhames
When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you should get out of your system in your youth. – Steve Coogan
I love a lot of comedy movies. I think I fell in love with comedy when I was younger. My brother and I would always sit down and watch some of the classics. ‘Bottle Rocket’ is one of my favorite comedies. – Sarah Wright
Drama and comedy, to me, are all about being surprising, coherent, and true, all at once. – Tim Blake Nelson
I basically did comedy there for about a year, and then moved to New York. If I had it to do over again, I would have booked myself on the road for at least a year. – Todd Barry