Quotes about Humor

“There's something very authentic about humor, when you think about it. Anybody can pretend to be serious. But you can't pretend to be funny.”

“A lot of people say, 'Hey, God doesn't have a sense of humor.' Yes, He does. God has a great sense of humor.”

“I don't think I could ever do a network sitcom because the humor is often based on some trite circumstance. I don't want to be a part of a show where it's mostly about coming up with the jokes.”

“Humor starts like a wildfire, but then continues on, smoldering, smoldering for years.”

“Some people say my humor focuses too much on stereotypes. It doesn't. It focuses on facts.”

“I'm a sarcastic person, and people don't get my humor sometimes.”

“I think that some books are more successful than others to certain readers. People who read my books for the humor, they're going to love one book. People who read my books for the mystery, they might not like that book quite as much.”

“Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.”

“People may think of Southern humor in terms of missing teeth and outhouse accidents, but the best of it is a rich vein running through the best of Southern literature.”

“A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending their feeling of disbelief. It might piss a few people off, but I can't help it.”

“I love Sell Out, I think it's great. I love the jingles. The whole thing as an album is a wonderful piece of work. The cover. Everything about it. It's got humor, great songs, irony.”

“Anyone who's married to Mariah Carey - I'm pretty sure - doesn't have a great sense of humor. I mean, let's be honest: she's ridiculous. What is her game plan?”

“Humor is the hardest thing to do. Action is so much easier, because you're just trying to establish the mood, and a pacing, and a rhythm, and an energy. Where, in humor, comedy is so subjective.”

“I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of style, when they are kind, when they express their own opinions, when they are creative, when they have character.”

“Rock Hudson wasn't my type. He's a great guy and had a great sense of humor.”

“My uncle worked in emergency wards dealing with people who came in with terrible injuries. He talked about the sketch shows they would put on to lighten the atmosphere. You often find this sense of grim humor in hospitals. The injuries people are suffering are ghastly. You have to laugh at something or you'd otherwise cry.”

“Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.”

“Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.”

“My humor isn't meant to be mean or hurt anyone. But it's to make them uncomfortable and laugh. I like making people feel a different range of emotions. I like to make people a bit confused.”

“I think Damien Hirst is hilarious. And I think he's a true artist. He's not hilarious first; I think he is a real artist, and I also think he's got an amazing sense of humor.”

“Bringing humor and bringing happiness and joy to an audience is a wonderful opportunity in life, believe me.”