Quotes about Being Funny

I'm good at being funny. Votes: 1

I think being funny is not anyone's first choice. Votes: 1

Actually being funny is mostly telling the truth about things. Votes: 1

If something is shocking without being funny it's hard to justify. Votes: 1

Viral videos aren't just about being funny. They're about identity creation. Votes: 1

To all the girls out there who think being funny is not sexy, you are wrong! Votes: 1

By the way, I'm funniest when I'm not being funny. I'm better to laugh at than with, pretty much. Votes: 1

I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand. Votes: 1

When I turned about 12 or 13, I realised that being funny wasn't about remembering jokes. It was about creating them. Votes: 1

I used to think that everything was just being funny but now I don't know. I mean, how can you tell? Votes: 1

Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day. Votes: 1

There's only one true superpower amongst human beings, and that is being funny. People treat you differently if you can make them laugh. Votes: 1

I think you figure out how to be funny by necessity. It's not a natural thing, being funny in the face of tragedy is kind of demented. Votes: 1

I like to have fun, but I don't think of myself as being funny. But I'm a big jokester, so I make fun of myself a lot! Votes: 1

Being funny is one of my greatest strengths. I can make girls smile when they're down, and when they're having a good time, I can carry on the joke. Votes: 1

I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I love my work, but it ain't easy. Votes: 1

I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny. Votes: 1

Being funny with a funny voice is more my comfort zone, a broader character that I try to humanize, a kind of silly or wacky persona that I try to fill in. Votes: 1

Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being funny, New York is the place to go. Votes: 1

When I'm being funny, I try not to offend. I don't think much of what I've done has been in really ghastly taste. I don't think I have embarrassed many people or distressed them. Votes: 1

I think maybe I became funny because as a kid, I was a Jew in a town of no Jews, and being funny just instinctively came about as a way to put people at ease around me. Votes: 1

I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn't like me for being... me. Votes: 1

Part of my act is meant to shake you up. It looks like I'm being funny, but I'm reminding you of other things. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything; otherwise, we're going down the tube. Votes: 1

I direct with energy. I believe in energy. I think energy is an electric thing in actors. I try to inspire, encourage, and make choices with lots of energy. And truth. I'm big fan of truth and being funny. I like leading 50 people into battle every day. Votes: 1

I don't really find things funny unless they're deeply tragic at the same time. I think if you're funny just for the sake of being funny, it's just frivolous nonsense. To me, all the best comic plays have been written about really serious and rather bleak things. Votes: 1

I don't know if you know you're funny, but you enjoy being funny. I know I'm funny because people tell me I am, but when I watch myself, it doesn't make me laugh. Does that make sense? Because I know the jokes, and to me, I feel like I'm pulling the wool over people's eyes. And there are probably people who do not enjoy what I do. Votes: 1

Being funny is everything to me. Votes: 0

I like being around funny people. Votes: 0

What a sad business is being funny! Votes: 0

Even when I'm being funny, I'm deadly serious. Votes: 0

Being sexy is kind of funny to me. Votes: 0

I love being funny and talking with fellas. Votes: 0

Doing stand-up takes the fun out of being funny. Votes: 0

Being mean just for being mean's sake isn't funny. Votes: 0

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. Votes: 0

I know you can be funny without being filthy. Votes: 0

Being funny is not the same as being happy. Votes: 0

If you try to be funny, you're not being funny. Votes: 0

I'm so proud of my son for being so funny! Votes: 0

Life is funny, at the same time being totally harsh. Votes: 0

I'm not someone who shies away from darkness being funny. Votes: 0

But I've never looked at myself as being particularly funny Votes: 0

I never thought I was funny, but I enjoy being funny Votes: 0

I never thought I was funny, but I enjoy being funny. Votes: 0

Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny. Votes: 0

Being funny, in some ways, is about being connected to psychology. Votes: 0

Viral videos arent just about being funny. Theyre about identity creation. Votes: 0

Look, I had to take chances or it wasn't fun being funny. Votes: 0

I am the ultimate California girl, which is funny, being that I'm Canadian. Votes: 0

I was being chased by a giant crab. [Audience laughs] That's not funny. Votes: 0

Being funny is a gift, and, when done well, is an art form. Votes: 0

I don't think of myself as being funny. But life takes strange turns. Votes: 0

I was always funny, but I didn't know being funny was a gift. Votes: 0

It is a difficult thing to like anybody else's ideas of being funny. Votes: 0

Being funny in life is a lot more like judo. It's using the energy... Votes: 0

I love being a mum. Sophia is so funny and has a great personality. Votes: 0

But as far as being popular, yeah, I think Dave Barry is really funny. Votes: 0

There's nothing cure or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off. Votes: 0

There's nothing cute or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off. Votes: 0

The thought of you being removed from the rotation is not funny to me. Votes: 0

Whether you have a show or not, you can still be somewhere being funny. Votes: 0

being funny is a way of being liked and a way of dealing with sadness. Votes: 0

I like being a funny lady. I think theres nothing sexier than a funny lady. Votes: 0

I think the second you think that you're funny is when you stop being funny. Votes: 0

Snoopy didn't start off being a Beagle. It's just that 'beagle' is a funny word. Votes: 0

Being me is funny. I've made this weird character, and I think it's really funny. Votes: 0

It's funny being the big news every day - and the good news every day. Votes: 0

You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny. Votes: 0

If you can't be a hero, you can at least be funny while being a chicken. Votes: 0

Not being funny doesn't make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does. Votes: 0

I really loved what I was doing being creative and being funny as a stand-up comedian. Votes: 0

I connect to humor really deeply, so I feel really comfortable just being in funny projects. Votes: 0

It's a funny feeling, being suddenly airborne. Just as you realize it, it's over, and you're sinking. Votes: 0

People have many theories about comedy, but being just plain funny is the one most important thing. Votes: 0

A comedian's body is funny as well as his mind being funny, his whole personage is funny. Votes: 0

The rewards for being sane may not be very many, but knowing what's funny is one of them. Votes: 0

We get so worried about being pretty. Let’s be pretty kind. Pretty funny. Pretty smart. Pretty strong. Votes: 0

That's the easiest job you can have in TV comedy, being the guy who just delivers the funny. Votes: 0

You always dream about being on a baseball card. It's kind of funny when you finally see it. Votes: 0

I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer. Votes: 0

In addition to being an extraordinary actor, Bryan Cranston is a really generous guy and also very funny. Votes: 0

You never think of films being really creepy that you're in because you just remember the funny stuff. Votes: 0

It's nice being liked for playing the nice guy, but it's also fun to be the funny one. Votes: 0

I think being funny had something to do with feeling like an outsider, not feeling cool - insecurity. Votes: 0

It's funny how being an actor forces you to do things or go places that you wouldn't ordinarily. Votes: 0

I do miss sometimes being onstage, because when I do film and television, it's usually so brief and funny. Votes: 0

The hardest part, for real, is probably when you just don't feel like going on stage and being funny. Votes: 0

Being funny should be an incidental byproduct of trying to get to something truthful, not a destination in itself. Votes: 0

It's funny, because when you work on a set, everyone is watching you. You are being observed by everyone. Votes: 0

I love funny women, and just being around them talking is fine with me. I love an interesting mind. Votes: 0

There's something funny about being on a big stage and not making a big effort to fill it up Votes: 0

Filming is a funny combination of having a good time and not being able to wait until it's over. Votes: 0

Filming is a funny combination of having a good time and not being able to wait until its over. Votes: 0

A lot of people dont think of my work as being all that funny, but I think its hilarious! Votes: 0

It's funny: I like being surprised as a reader, so it's difficult for me to spoil my own stuff. Votes: 0

I do not think that obsession is funny or that not being able to stop one's intensity is funny. Votes: 0

A lot of people don't think of my work as being all that funny, but I think it's hilarious! Votes: 0

Being funny has always mattered a lot to me. It's why I started acting - to make my friends laugh. Votes: 0

There are many different ways of being funny. I'm not sure that there's so many different ways of being dramatic. Votes: 0

I like situational comedy when people are being completely serious and yet you can find something extremely funny, not jokes. Votes: 0

There are few lonelier sights than a good comedian being funny in a movie that doesn't know what funny is. Votes: 0

The pressure to being a comedian is being funny, but I've given that up, so there is no pressure whatsoever. Votes: 0

Tough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be. Votes: 0

I kind of thought, wouldn't it be funny to take a swing at being on the weird side of mainstream? Votes: 0

Some actors try to play parts and do things they can't do. Being funny is one of them. Being funny's hard. Votes: 0

A funny person is funny only for so long, but a wit can sit down and go on being spellbinding forever. Votes: 0

Funny how it kept hitting me, like each new thing was a surprise. When was I going to stop being surprised? Votes: 0

I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed. Votes: 0

Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone. Votes: 0

I know from the middle distance I give off the look of being prolific, which is a funny compliment to receive. Votes: 0

I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and that isn't? Votes: 0

The funny thing about insane people is that it is kind of the opposite of being a celebrity. Nobody envies you. Votes: 0

If you're OK with being clumsy, it's funny. But if you are super embarrassed, people are going to laugh at you. Votes: 0

Straight men just can't imagine the bliss of being in a relationship with someone who finds farting as funny as they do. Votes: 0

The movies are funny, in one way, because you think of everyone being as beautiful as the dawn, but that isn't true. Votes: 0

I think being successful in comedy is being funny and making jokes - anything beyond that is the icing on the cake. Votes: 0

The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband. Votes: 0

I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part! Votes: 0

It was amazing how many friends you could make by being bad at things, provided you were bad enough to be funny. Votes: 0

With a sketch show, it's "a bunch of people and they're being funny." In a way that you can't really explain it. Votes: 0

I'm not ashamed of being a bubbly, funny person. I think that's as valid as being the dark, brooding, tortured Oscar-nominated one. Votes: 0

I'm a big fan of comedians not having to apologize for anything. Nowadays it seems comedians are always apologizing for being funny. Votes: 0

Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don't know anyone on Earth who doesn't, but I do find it funny. Votes: 0

I come from a time when people like Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby told stories that were devastatingly funny without being off-color. Votes: 0

The trouble with improv is that it is often about being funny in the moment without any real consideration for the bigger picture. Votes: 0

Being a black woman, there's so many different sides of us. We are funny, silly, romantic, professional, smart, and we have good jobs. Votes: 0

You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact. Votes: 0

She was smart and funny and vulnerable and just so goddamned beautiful, the kind of beautiful that was worth being shot down over. Votes: 0

I like the idea of being the funny guy in the dramatic thing, playing a hit man with a weird sense of humor. Votes: 0

Being broke is a joke, I never found it funny / That's why I count my blessings / As much as I count my money... Votes: 0

I love being a dad, it keeps me fit and inspired and children are so funny. They always supply you with acting material! Votes: 0

Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. It's a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you are fine. Votes: 0

The first obligation I have is to be funny; it's my first impulse and an instinct. I like being funny and finding the jokes. Votes: 0

Yeah, that's funny, huh?...Something hurts you real bad and you get used to it. Like being hurt becomes part of who you are. Votes: 0

A comedy isn't about being funny...a comedy is about characters who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all. Votes: 0

I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love the most. Votes: 0

There's a fear that I don't think people are interested in my actual opinion. I just think people are interested in me being funny. Votes: 0

Turns out you have a really fun time if you go to work every day and focus on being silly and funny and happy! Votes: 0

[In] 2029, I think, computers will match and exceed human intelligence in the ways we're now superior, like being funny, where we still have an edge. Votes: 0

Sometimes I am so dry that people don't know I'm kidding and think I'm being serious. I enjoy this because their reactions are often funny. Votes: 0

It's a funny thing, by the way, how people who love free markets are also quite sure that they know that investors are being irrational. Votes: 0

It's funny because being comedic and happy and lighthearted is who I am as a person, so they're easier emotions for me to connect with. Votes: 0

Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage. Votes: 0

My friend "M" says the irony of being a zombie is that everything is funny, but you can't smile, because your lips have rotted off. Votes: 0

Even though I do a more traditional type of being funny on television, I still know a lot of comedians and stand-ups and improv actors. Votes: 0

I saw 28 Days. I don't remember rehab being like a day camp or being that funny. Rehab is a dumping ground. It's a big landfill. Votes: 0

At the end of the day I'm writing comedy. If you get too realistic as a comedy writer with your disasters, it stops being funny. Votes: 0

People want me to be funny all the time. They think I'm being funny no matter what I say or do and that's not the case. Votes: 0

Whether it's an innate ability or an acquired way of regarding the world around us, being labeled as funny can only be accepted as a compliment. Votes: 0

A lot of people who claim they're political comedians are just comedians who have opinions. But they stop being funny the minute they give their opinions. Votes: 0

You should tell the truth as often as you can, but in such a way as people don't believe you or think that you're being funny. Votes: 0

Part of being a comedian is that it's your job to look at life and regurgitate it in a funny way, to point out its absurdities. Votes: 0

I have never pretended to be any kind of super-religious kind of man, but I feel very strongly that you can be funny without being dirty. Votes: 0

Funny the only two times we use the phrase "seeing someone" are when we are referring to being in a a relationship or getting psychological help. Votes: 0

I'm about being funny. If I can make a joke using profanity, I will. But for the most part, that can get awfully old and boring. Votes: 0

The funny thing is that I write and I act a lot about being Jewish, but I don't really think about it as a regular person. Votes: 0

I don't think of any sentence as a "one-liner", but I do pay attention to how people actually speak when they are being funny. Rhythm is key. Votes: 0

Being funny is a symptom of what's underneath. You're pumping out all that energy because something else is going on inside you, some opposing force, something uncomfortable. Votes: 0

It's funny, isn't it? When you are young you just want to be old, and then later you wish you could go back to being a kid. Votes: 0

I'm not focused on the outrageousness. I'm just focused on being funny, and raising my kids. I don't even read the newspaper, I don't read that crap. Votes: 0

As funny as it sounds, the best thing I got out of making a solo record was to realize how much I love being in a band. Votes: 0

I think you figure out how to be funny by necessity. It's not a natural thing, being funny in the face of tragedy is kind of demented. Votes: 0

For my first gig, I got $75. I could make money being funny, so I pursued it as a career and have turned it into a lucrative business. Votes: 0

I am not a trained writer and I don't think anyone would accuse me of being a funny person. But I feel God has truly blessed me. Votes: 0

I love practical jokes and humor. That there's frankly no joke that I don't think is funny. I love practical jokes, but I don't like being scared. Votes: 0

The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds of it not being funny. Votes: 0

Though the funny thing about never being asked for anything is that after a while you start to feel like maybe you don’t have anything worth giving. Votes: 0

I've always had a penchant for dialects. I remember getting detention and being told, 'Have a think about where doing these funny voices might get you someday.' Votes: 0

I'm not against people just being funny or telling stories. I don't need to delve into the soft, dark core all the time. If it happens, it happens. Votes: 0

every particle being connected with every other; you can't fart without changing the balance in the universe. It makes living a funny joke with nobody around to laugh. Votes: 0

What's funny for me is that I made a lot of the music I make with intentions of it being a song you listen to, to chill out. Votes: 0

I think my way of being "funny" is just saying things that people think but have learned not to say, whereas, I haven't learned not to say them. Votes: 0

Don't make being a girl or a victim part of your stand-up act. If you encounter sexism in the business, don't bring it on stage; it's not funny. Votes: 0

It's nice to represent a woman who can be bigger than what you see as a typical skinny actress - being funny and desirable at the same time. Votes: 0

I've always liked being funny and making people laugh. I was a cut-up when I was a kid, and was always doing bits for my friends and family. Votes: 0

My first open mic, I drank a full pitcher of beer by myself. I wasn't afraid of being in front of people as much as, Is this funny? Votes: 0

It's interesting - I always thought when I was doing more melodramatic stuff like 'Everwood' that the directors were constantly reeling me in and stopping me from being funny. Votes: 0

It's funny, people who have a lot of sexual energy think of themselves as being not spiritual. They are probably more spiritually inclined. All that sexual energy is kundalini. Votes: 0

In a late-night monologue, it's not just about being funny; you have to come off as knowledgeable. You have to cultivate a persona of trust and intelligence and likeability. Votes: 0

I got used to dealing with groups of boys and getting on with life in unpleasant circumstances and being smart and funny and subversive at the expense of authority. Votes: 0

One of the funny things of being a producer, you have these fleeting, intense relationships with people, and they go off to global megastardom, and you don't see them. Votes: 0

I think there's an interesting contradiction of having a young face and an old soul. There's something funny about it, and it also allows you to reinvent being old. Votes: 0

Being a stand-up is my mission in life; it's my passion. My ongoing goal is to simply be funny, on my own, in front of a roomful of strangers. Votes: 0

And identity is funny being yourself is funny as you are never yourself to yourself except as you remember yourself and then of course you do not believe yourself. Votes: 0

That's the funny thing about old people: they never seem in a hurry. I think old people have figured out that being five minutes late really doesn't matter much. Votes: 0

That's just how I see things. I think things that are the most dramatic or tragic can also look the most ridiculous and funny. That's part of being human. Votes: 0

The nightmare is you spend the rest of your life being funny at parties and then people say, 'Why didn't you do that when you were on television?' Votes: 0

I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look. Votes: 0

I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can't get rid of. Votes: 0

It's funny because everyone says, 'Oh you're reclusive; you don't do social media,' but it's not about being reclusive. I like direct contact, and I like contact that's purposeful. Votes: 0

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is probably one of the funniest people I've ever met in my life. Everything the kid does is funny. I think he tunes his life to being funny. Votes: 0

My company is known for being funny as well as moving. You get a bit of everything in these shows. I think people know they're going to have a surprising experience. Votes: 0

I never analyze stuff with comedy because it's boring. It makes you stop being funny. Just be who you are and do what you do, and you're either funny or you're not. Votes: 0

The way I survived growing up in Jersey City was by being funny. It wasn't by being tough. Nobody thought of me as a tough kid, except for the kids I beat up. Votes: 0

Jewish introspection and Jewish humor is a way of surviving . . . if you're not handsome and you're not athletic and you're not rich, there's still one last hope with girls, which is being funny. Votes: 0

It's just occurred to me that some horror films everybody laughs because they're so ridiculous and they're so frightening in a way, the filmmakers' are trying everything, that they just end up being funny. Votes: 0

I never know when I am being funny, and the other way too. I don't think you can think about that. I don't think you can try to be funny. Some people are just funny. Votes: 0

I'm like the master of ceremonies being funny, and then sometimes people you're with, girlfriends and stuff, are like, 'God I wish I had the person on stage to be with all the time.' Votes: 0