Quotes about Comedies

Comedies are something Id be very interesting in doing. Votes: 3

Comedies are something I'd be very interesting in doing. Votes: 3

Comedies of manners swiftly become obsolete when there are no longer any manners. Votes: 3

Comedies always need to be provocative and catch your attention in a way that dramas don't have to. Votes: 3

Comedies are doing well because I think people want to laugh and not think about everything for a little bit. Votes: 3

Comedy is all about the joke. Comedies usually don't do anything fancy with the camera [or] the lighting. It doesn't matter. It should never be fancy. Votes: 3

Comedies are fit for common wits: But to present a kingly troop withal, Give me a stately-written tragedy; Tragadia cothurnata, fitting kings, Containing matter, and not common things. Votes: 3

Editing was hard for me. It was hard to be in a room by yourself and not have that collaborative spirit. Comedies are really tight and timing is everything. Votes: 3

Comedies in Hollywood is usually the path of least resistance when it comes to being black in Hollywood and putting movies together. They would rather make us laugh than cry, in some respect. Votes: 3

Comedies are very hard to do. They are difficult. Unless there's the Judd Apatow school, where they're like okay, we know that, we're going to do those. Or unless it's something that's far to the other side. Votes: 3

Big studio comedies are such a headache. Votes: 2

Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten. Votes: 2

I'll continue to make the typical Adam Sandler comedies. Votes: 2

I've always loved the '40s romantic comedies and the idea of those mistaken identities and lovers' misunderstandings. Votes: 2

I love comedy; I'm super passionate about it, and thank God it's super in right now to have female empowered comedies. Votes: 2

I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world. Votes: 2

I love being manipulated by what I see. I love weepies and romantic comedies where you're reaching for the Kleenex at the right moment. Votes: 2

I have a lot more fun making comedies because there's a levity on the set, and I find it difficult to go to work and, you know, cry for 12 hours. Votes: 2

I don't think Hollywood knows what to do with me. I would imagine that when it comes to romantic comedies, my name would be pretty low down on the list. Votes: 2

In the best traditions of American comedy, from its beginnings through the crash-bang comedies of the 1990s and 2000s, Leslie Nielsen skewered the otherwise proper, did it with mischievous delight and convulsed audiences mercilessly. Votes: 2

I love romantic comedies. I like to watch them and I like to be in them. It's something that's increasingly difficult to find that spark of originality that makes if different than the ones that come before. Votes: 2

I love comedy, but it has to be hysterical and really amusing; I'm not really a big fan of romantic comedies, in fact I can't stand them. I'm really more of a fan of 'Team America' and 'Dodgeball.' Votes: 2

I will never say never, but I will say never to doing the more typical romantic comedies. You know, unless I'm getting audited and I'm on the street and I desperately need some dough and that's the only thing that I'm getting. Votes: 2

I could go my whole life and say, 'I'm not going to do anything with a love triangle,' but whenever you have a romance, there has to be some obstacle, and even the dumbest romantic comedies have a love triangle or something. Votes: 2

There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre. Votes: 2

I get tired of comedies where there are a bunch of funny guys and a beautiful woman who doesn't do anything funny. And I don't like books where there's a rough-and-tumble boy and a really clever, snotty girl. That's just not my experience with teenagers. Votes: 2

A lot of comedies are based on the reaction shot. You have one person doing something stupid and one person is generally the straight man, and the laughs generally come on the reaction of the straight man to the funny thing the other person has done. Votes: 2

There are so many funny women in the world, and there has been for so many years, so I'll be happy when people can just move on from that, and things can just be 'comedies' and not 'female' or 'male,' and everyone gets an equal opportunity. Votes: 2

I like 'The Usual Suspects'. Great film. I also like 'Scarface', films like that. Lots of gangster films. I really like watching all kinds of films, dramas, romance. I'll watch comedies. I like Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle. I'd like to meet them. Votes: 2

I think with the success of, like, every summer there has been a couple R-rated comedies that have done so well; I think it is so nice to see that people are turning out to see these movies, and it doesn't seem to be as big a stigma with the studios anymore. Votes: 2

Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60's to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer. Votes: 2

In point of fact, I'm not sure there are too many comedies with laugh tracks anymore. Most of what you hear is live studio audience laughing as a show is filmed. If this prompts you to wonder who those actual human beings are who are laughing at some of this stuff, that is a mystification I share. Votes: 2

In the beginning, I would find a character I understood. That was my focus. Not now - but you basically get offered the exact same thing you just did. Which I find hilarious. I did 'The Vow,' and then I had every love story you can imagine thrown at me. And now I'm getting offers for comedies. Votes: 2

I love horror comedies, and I love horror movies. In particular, I love horror movies from the '80s that have practical monsters in them. They're not just slasher movies with people going to kill people in people's houses. Although I do like 'The Last House on the Left,' and things like that, I do like these ridiculous monster movies. Votes: 2

I don't want to be typecast as a heroine who does a certain kind of cinema, which is why I experiment with the types of films that I do. But yes, I won't deny that romantic love stories or romantic comedies are what I enjoy doing the most, because as an audience those are the kind of films that I like watching. Votes: 2

I had these kind of unrealistic expectations that were fueled by romantic comedies, and it has both helped me and hurt me in many ways. It helped me because, in general, they've made me hopeful. I just figure things will eventually work out for me. But nobody is like any Tom Hanks character. Nobody is Hugh Grant. No one is Meg Ryan! Votes: 2

I like idiotic comedies. Votes: 0

I like idiotic comedies." Votes: 0

I played comedies and dramas. Votes: 0

I like really stupid comedies. Votes: 0

Our comedies are not to be laughed at. Votes: 0

Romantic comedies are usually about when love works. Votes: 0

My first two novels were very black comedies. Votes: 0

I don't think there's that many great 90-minute comedies. Votes: 0

I think the best romantic comedies don't have villains. Votes: 0

I don't really seem to gravitate to romantic comedies. Votes: 0

But our comedies never endured long without a tragedy... Votes: 0

I've been doing comedies but I'm not a comedian. Votes: 0

NBC gives comedies a chance to find their legs. Votes: 0

I like physical comedy. And I like the old comedies. Votes: 0

I really just love making comedies; I love doing characters. Votes: 0

It's hard for me to even watch comedies I'm in. Votes: 0

I would love to see some comedies about loser women. Votes: 0

I'd rather do comedies that strike at some bigger ideas. Votes: 0

Groundhog Day' was one of the greatest comedies ever made. Votes: 0

It's just so hard to get movies made, especially comedies. Votes: 0

Female roles in comedies are usually quite silly, I think. Votes: 0

I want to do dramas. I want to do comedies. Votes: 0

I think the best comedies came out during the Depression. Personally. Votes: 0

Beaches and romantic comedies are not my thing. I'm a workaholic. Votes: 0

I want to do more action adventures and more romantic comedies. Votes: 0

Well, actually, I did start out in comedies. Very, very early. Votes: 0

I like dark comedies. That's why I like the Wayans Brothers. Votes: 0

I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal. Votes: 0

I am a playwright who does not write comedies, or tragedies. Votes: 0

I have never understood people dividing things into dramas and comedies, Votes: 0

If people want to see me in comedies, that's fine with me. Votes: 0

I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not. Votes: 0

I think back to back romantic comedies are good for black film. Votes: 0

I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not Votes: 0

There weren't roles for females in comedies for a really long time. Votes: 0

Comedy Central does a really good job of finding totally different comedies. Votes: 0

The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies. Votes: 0

Most of the comedies I've done have been rather farcical and extravagant. Votes: 0

Bad women's comedies are made by men who didn't consult enough women. Votes: 0

Romantic comedies are built to be light. They're built for a certain buoyancy. Votes: 0

I like the tragedies way more than the comedies because they're so universal. Votes: 0

Most comedies are calculated. They tend to pander. They're not about anything important. Votes: 0

I watch 'The Notebook.' I love romantic movies. I love romantic comedies. Votes: 0

People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies. Votes: 0

And I think it's very rare to have good stories, well written comedies. Votes: 0

But I prefer to go to comedies. Give me Julia Roberts smiling anyday. Votes: 0

The idea behind doing comedies is that you go home a little happier. Votes: 0

Yeah, romantic comedies are the hardest movies to make. Maybe one works a year. Votes: 0

I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal. Votes: 0

Ponder, your comedies are woeful chaff: Write tragedies, when you would make us laugh. Votes: 0

I'm a big fan of comedies and dramas, and I watch tons of movies. Votes: 0

I would be very, very bored doing light little comedies for my entire career. Votes: 0

We need comedies in the world! We need to laugh, it's all so hard. Votes: 0

All tragedies are finished by a death, All comedies are ended by a marriage. Votes: 0

I feel like a lot of comedies out are just the same consistent joke. Votes: 0

I love romantic comedies, or romantic dramas - basically anything with love in it. Votes: 0

I've been in very few flat-out comedies. But I feel like I've always made comedies. Votes: 0

I like more grounded comedy. I enjoy broad comedies also, but I like Shirley MacLaine. Votes: 0

I was mostly into comedies, growing up. That still will always be my favorite thing. Votes: 0

Pretty people don't keep comedies on the air. Funny people keep comedies on the air. Votes: 0

I'm so beyond genre, drama, comedies, I just want to do really good, interesting projects. Votes: 0

I think horror comedies tend to skew more comedy than horror, for the most part. Votes: 0

I think that's very important for romantic comedies, that they do deal with [modern]issues. Votes: 0

I built my entire career off of teen comedies. I was in 'Bring It On'. Votes: 0

I love stoner comedies. I smoked weed in college, but I haven't smoked in years. Votes: 0

I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv. Votes: 0

Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Votes: 0

A lot of romantic comedies are just light romantic dramas, or the comedy comes off second-best. Votes: 0

I love watching comedies. It's my favorite thing to watch and it always lifts my spirits. Votes: 0

There are not that many roles in comedies that are completely driven by a young actress. Votes: 0

I have always been intrigued with singing and I actually started my career in musical comedies. Votes: 0

I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative abilities. Votes: 0

I think there are opportunities for women in comedies - how zany is up to them. Votes: 0

My early days in Broadway were all comedies. I never did a straight play on Broadway. Votes: 0

I like to watch comedies; the most dramatic that I used to get was 'Forrest Gump. Votes: 0

I love romantic comedies. I like to watch them and I like to be in them. Votes: 0

Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock do romantic comedies. I do dark dramas. I do these movies well. Votes: 0

I haven't really done a lot of comedies. I don't know why, because I really like them Votes: 0

If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment. Votes: 0

American comedies about Asians have never been funny to me. That always kind of pissed me off. Votes: 0

I like to watch comedies; the most dramatic that I used to get was 'Forrest Gump.' Votes: 0

The original 'Caddyshack' with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray is one of the best comedies ever made. Votes: 0

FX does a great thing with its comedies where they give them a slow push out there. Votes: 0

I feel like I've done a bunch of period stuff and then a bunch of romantic comedies. Votes: 0

I think with romantic comedies it's a lot about tone, because different romantic comedies have different tones. Votes: 0

Today's cinema is a proliferation of comedies, which are in some ways creating caricature images. They're one-dimensional. Votes: 0

In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me. Votes: 0

The French are funny, sex is funny, and comedies are funny, yet no French sex comedies are funny. Votes: 0

I don't think there are hour comedies, but if there were, I would have been open to it. Votes: 0

Usually comedy is only available to us ladies in the romantic comedy. That's why I hate romantic comedies. Votes: 0

There's not many good comedies to watch - you know, comedies that make you glad you watched them. Votes: 0

I think a lot of the romantic comedies need to catch up with what's actually kind of happening. Votes: 0

That's what I hate about a lot of comedies, when you're hitting a line or making it funny. Votes: 0

But no, I don't really like romantic comedies, so I don't really care. I never go see 'em. Votes: 0

Even in college I tended to get cast in the comedies more. It was what I liked doing. Votes: 0

Americans have always been excellent at making romantic comedies - but dramatically, we don't really try to do it. Votes: 0

There's an absolute prejudice that good movies are dramas and comedies are more dismissable. But I couldn't disagree more. Votes: 0

I loved watching classics such as 'Casablanca' and goofball comedies such as 'How To Murder Your Wife' on WGN-TV. Votes: 0

With comedies, I like to be a producer, because comedies can get corny and go off track real fast. Votes: 0

I'm obsessed with 'Game of Thrones.' I love comedies - I really like '30 Rock' and 'Modern Family. Votes: 0

There are a couple of ideas for features that I would love to do. They happen to be comedies. Votes: 0

I've done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of the guys in Platoon. Votes: 0

I've done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of the guys in Platoon Votes: 0

American comedies especially are all about these men being browbeaten by their wives and it's impossible for me to watch. Votes: 0

I've always loved... actually I didn't always love horror films. I started out and I only liked comedies and dramas. Votes: 0

You know, I grew up on romantic comedies, and it's hard to find a new way to tell that story. Votes: 0

People know where romantic comedies are going. It's not brain surgery to figure out the end of a romantic comedy. Votes: 0

I like doing the mainstream, right-down-the-pike broad comedies as much as I like doing the kind of unorthodox different stuff. Votes: 0

I love comedies. I love watching them. I think I've always been afraid of being on them a little bit. Votes: 0

What I like in comedies are really two things: stories that are character-driven and stories that are rooted in authenticity. Votes: 0

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing. Votes: 0

I'm obsessed with 'Game of Thrones.' I love comedies - I really like '30 Rock' and 'Modern Family.' Votes: 0

Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys. Votes: 0

One of my favorite comedies is Three Amigos! Oh my gosh, me and my brother quote that all the time. Votes: 0

My father is best known for his light comedies, and I'm best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers. Votes: 0

My father is best known for his light comedies, and Im best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers. Votes: 0

All tragedies are finished bya death, All comedies are ended bya marriage; The future states of both are left to faith. Votes: 0

I love romantic comedies. I have a deep respect for them. I think they're really difficult to write and write well. Votes: 0

The Westerns I like aren't really comedies. I'm drawn to the scope of them and the land as a central character. Votes: 0

One of my favorite comedies is 'Three Amigos!' Oh my gosh, me and my brother quote that all the time. Votes: 0

I think a lot of American comedies tend to apologize for their bad behavior in the last 10 minutes of the movie. Votes: 0

I'm not the girl that sits at home on a Saturday night plaiting her girlfriend's hair, drinking tea and watching romantic comedies. Votes: 0

I think that most of the best movies made in America in the 20th century were crime dramas, screwball comedies and westerns. Votes: 0

Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies as well. And certainly in the histories. Votes: 0

A lot of our favorite comedies in general are usually directed by writers, whether or not they wrote the original script themselves. Votes: 0

I actually love Scorsese comedies. He's an underrated comedy director. I think his comedies are some of the best comedies ever made. Votes: 0

Most comedy is not very ambitious. You probably can't name more than a handful of comedies that would qualify for Best Picture. Votes: 0

As an actor, when you're doing comedies, you're around fantastic, funny people and you hopefully have a really good time doing it. Votes: 0

You know, I became a director out of necessity. I was writing comedies, and I couldn't find anybody to deliver it correctly. Votes: 0

There are as many great superhero movies as there are comedies and dramas and cartoons. People just want to see good movies. Votes: 0

The more Keystone comedies I make, the more convinced I become that comedy is an art, and a high one at that. Votes: 0

I love comedies, and I like sometimes comedies have a tendency to get a bit lazy. The Other Guys was not lazy. Votes: 0

I watch comic book movies. Give me 'The Avengers,' give me 'Thor', those are my area. But I don't watch comedies. Votes: 0

Some of the things I've been in are comedic, but I don't get considered for true comedies because I'm a 'dramatic' actor. Votes: 0

I was making a lot of 8mm home movies, since I was twelve, making little dramas and comedies with the neighborhood kids. Votes: 0

Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences, so adapting novels was a very different experience. Votes: 0

I like to think I've done a lot of different kinds of roles, but obviously I have done quite a lot of comedies. Votes: 0

The Best Man' was my first feature film, and I didn't want to be known as a director who only does romantic comedies. Votes: 0

If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn't funny. That's what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do ; try to be shocking and dirty. Votes: 0

Only really good comedies and really good horror movies get a verbal response out of the audience. People will scream. People will laugh. Votes: 0

I don't want to be known as this goody-two-shoes who can only do comedies where puppies are licking peanut butter off my face. Votes: 0

I've always wanted to do non-comedies. I've always done dramas, comedies, music, and I always like to bop around and do different things. Votes: 0

I've always wanted to do non-comedies, I've always done dramas, comedies, music, and I always like to bop around and do different things. Votes: 0

I want to do the romantic comedies. You know, the stuff that Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon would choose, of course. Votes: 0

Usually, comedy shows only influence other comedy shows. 'M*A*S*H' is one of the few comedies that influenced dramatic shows as well. Votes: 0

Don't bite his face, Eleanor told herself. It's disturbing and needy and never happens in situation comedies or movies that end with big kisses. Votes: 0

I'm an eclectic and avid filmgoer. I try to see everything from romantic comedies to blockbusters to art house films, world cinema and documentaries. Votes: 0

I've been really fortunate to do so many comedies and then so many dramatic roles and then television and movies and stuff like that. Votes: 0

It has nothing to do with the emotional demands of a role; I've done comedies that are as draining to me as any drama. Votes: 0

I'm a really huge fan of the old romantic comedies from the '30s and '40s... Huge fan. I love all that stuff. Votes: 0

I'd just like to retire quietly with dignity, secure in the knowledge that no more comedies will ever be made now that I'm gone. Votes: 0

When I tried to play characters that strayed from who I am it ended in disaster. People didn't expect me in comedies or musicals. Votes: 0

I think a sense of humor is a very personal thing and I don't know if I am talented enough to do romantic comedies. Votes: 0

We 'chicks' have munched our popcorn while romantic comedies became just comedies, and then each female protagonist got recast for Matthew McConaughey or Seth Rogan. Votes: 0

I think people like comedies and I think concept driven comedies seem to be working when it's a clear concept and you deliver funny stuff. Votes: 0

Usually, in romantic comedies, you end up sacrificing a great deal of the complexity - you know, just two attractive people and a good soundtrack. Votes: 0

I like comedies, I like thrillers, I like love stories. Everything is beautiful; it depends if the film is good, who cares? Everything is interesting. Votes: 0

It's the comedies and thrillers that are successful. People love horror, but in thrillers. Once you speak of pain and suffering it's a different matter. Votes: 0

People aren't stupid. People wanna see good movies, especially comedies. Those by the books comedies, I don't get it. Who likes those? Nobody likes those. Votes: 0

The reason I turn down 99% of a hundred, I mean a thousand, scripts is because romantic comedies are often very romantic but seldom very funny. Votes: 0

Situation comedies are old-fashioned - they stick to formulas. I resent their music which is old fashioned. I resent the use of a laugh track. Votes: 0

Linda Brewer's example is inspiring, colorful and potentially very funny. Her journey also exists firmly in the Heartland tradition of American success stories and comedies. Votes: 0

The Russian male audience, they loved 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door,' and they like my comedies, but the Russian male audience is action, action, action. Votes: 0

When I was a kid I was much happier watching old movies than kids' TV, and I ended up watching all the old Ealing comedies. Votes: 0

Even in comedies, you've got to feel safe for things to just happen in a way that is natural and free, and recognizable as human. Votes: 0

In the comedies I've been lucky enough to be a part of a world like Judd Apatow's, where I believe comedy comes from real people. Votes: 0

We "chicks" have munched our popcorn while romantic comedies became just comedies, and then each female protagonist got recast for Mathew McConaughey or Seth Rogan. Votes: 0

I love romantic comedies. I know how terrible they are, but I love them! And I don't think that makes me less of a feminist. Votes: 0

How many times go we to comedies, to masques, to places of great and noble resort, nay even to church only to see the company. Votes: 0

When I was younger, I always did movies that teenagers would watch, not adults. I did 'Crazy/Beautiful' or comedies like 'Bring It On.' Votes: 0

Romantic comedies are there to give us dreams and butterflies, but what we can create in our own lives could be not only better but real. Votes: 0

I'd see movies, comedies, and I loved 'Animal House', I loved all the John Hughes stuff, but I never saw me and my friends totally represented. Votes: 0

As a professional actor, I don't have much choice about what I've gotten into. I tend to be cast in comedies and I'm fine with that. Votes: 0

It's terrible to write what are essentially comedies for people with no sense of humor. Everyone thinks they have a sense of humor, but observably not. Votes: 0

I personally don't like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to see me in them. Votes: 0

The reason most comedies don't win awards is that the filmmakers put the comedy first. This means you have to create a story around the jokes. Votes: 0

I would say 80% of the scripts I get are dramas and not comedies or romantic comedies, which is funny because that's what I do every week. Votes: 0

Humor is very interesting to me. My films are not comedies, but there's comedy in them from time to time, absurdities, just like in real life. Votes: 0

I'm going to be criticized by lots of "scholars," but I think Shakespeare's best comedy often appears in his tragedies, actually. Not necessarily in his comedies. Votes: 0

You make films whether they're dramas or comedies about neurotic people. Flawed people. Interesting personality traits. To make them about calm, stable untroubled people isn't interesting. Votes: 0

I didn't want to make teenage comedies, and I didn't want to make really trashy films. I wanted to make films that were a bit challenging. Votes: 0

There are so many ways to do research - even watching old Ealing comedies, watching people getting on and off buses in London, looking at household interiors. Votes: 0

The best part of my job is that we can be making shows like 'Boardwalk', 'Thrones', 'True Blood' but also female-centered comedies like 'Enlightened', 'Veep' and 'Girls'. Votes: 0

I think I would do a much better job if I had a chance to do things that were edgier than I get to do in comedies. Votes: 0

For me, the romantic comedies I love are the ones that pay homage to the genre, but also find their ways to twist it and tweak it. Votes: 0

I've enjoyed the time I've had working on films. I've enjoyed television movie-of-the-week format. I've enjoyed the few comedies that I've done, and I've enjoyed one-hour television. Votes: 0

I think I would do a much better job if I had a chance to do things that were edgier than I get to do in comedies. Votes: 0

A lot of comedies fall apart because they just go from joke to joke, and the characters are all sort of being crazy off on their own. Votes: 0

Most of the offers I get from Hollywood are for teen comedies. My manager thinks I'm crazy for turning down all that money, but I'm very picky. Votes: 0

I told my agents that I love Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand and all of these women that are good at doing comedies as well as dramas. Votes: 0

I'd like to do 'My Best Friend's Wedding,' 'Pretty Woman,' Meg Ryan type stuff. Romantic comedies. I'd love to do some action stuff as well. Votes: 0

My real name is Madeleine Wickham, under which I write dramas with an edge of humour. As Sophie Kinsella it's fast, all-out comedies, such as the 'Shopaholic' series. Votes: 0

Poetry, like jazz, is one of those dazzling diamonds of creative industry that help human beings make sense out of the comedies and tragedies that contextualize our lives. Votes: 0

Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made great comedies and they are still as funny today as they ever were. Votes: 0

I love romantic comedies that are set in a world. It's not just a boy and a girl falling in love, out of love, and back in love. Votes: 0

My real name is Madeleine Wickham, under which I write dramas with an edge of humour. As Sophie Kinsella its fast, all-out comedies, such as the Shopaholic series. Votes: 0

The dark comedies tend to be in a non-releasable area. There can be romantic comedies. There can be dramas. But there's no 'dark comedy' inbox for the advertising. Votes: 0

The problem with romantic comedies is you know the ending by the poster. So they're not movies you can keep doing over and over again expect satisfaction somehow. Votes: 0

One of my favorite comedies is 'Groundhog Day' and 'Scrooged.' I love Bill Murray, and I think he's a great example of an actor who is funny. Votes: 0

I definitely am a huge lover of comedy, and it's only through doing so many comedies that I've realised how much of an influence they've been on me. Votes: 0

I went to drama school. I'm classically trained; I studied Shakespeare, blah blah blah. But I always preferred to do Oscar Wilde, or Shakespeare's comedies over his dramas. Votes: 0

It's fun for me to couple emotion with comedy. I think it helps comedy. I think a lot of times American comedies don't play on emotion too much. Votes: 0

I read too many romance novels during my formative years. I have a penchant for romantic comedies. I understand why 'Romeo and Juliet' came to such a pass. Votes: 0

Can human beings change? The humor, and the sadness, of remarriage comedies can be said to result from the fact that we have no good answer to that question. Votes: 0

I feel reviewers are tougher on comedies in general. They don't take them seriously, and the ones that get great reviews are not necessarily the ones that I like. Votes: 0

Since so many romantic comedies vary little in their storyline, the success or failure of such movies depends largely on whether we believe in the relationship of the protagonists. Votes: 0

I wish that I wasn't such an odd mixture. I wish I was serious, but I do love high heels and romantic comedies: being in them and watching them. Votes: 0

The Monkees was a straight sitcom, we used the same plots that were on the other situation comedies at the time. So the music wasn't threatening, we weren't threatening. Votes: 0

Horrible Bosses' is just blatant, outright fun. I've read some of what the critics have said, and it's incredible how mean critics can be about comedies... It's so ridiculous. Votes: 0

I think in general, romantic comedies tend to take one person's point of view, but every once in a while you get something that is balanced for two people. Votes: 0

Big Bang Theory' is not my kind of show. It's not my humor. I don't like multicam comedies. I don't want an audience to tell me when to laugh. Votes: 0

It is observable that the ladies frequent tragedies more than comedies; the reason may be, that in tragedy their sex is deified and adored, in comedy exposed and ridiculed. Votes: 0

Horror films are very functional like comedies. The main thing with a comedy, the big question is "is it funny?" And with horror the question is "is it scary?" Votes: 0

(Can human beings change? The humor, and the sadness, of remarriage comedies can be said to result from the fact that we have no good answer to that question.) Votes: 0

There's something vile (and all the more vile because ridiculous) in the tendency of feeble men to make universal tragedies out of the sad comedies of their private woes. Votes: 0

My favorite movies are all romantic comedies. I love the romantic comedies. I'd still have to say Pretty Woman. I still think that it's one of the best ever. Votes: 0

I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an early exposure to literature, and and theater. My father sometimes would work in musical comedies. Votes: 0

Maybe people don't think moms are cool. I don't know what to say about it. I don't know. Romantic comedies aren't for everybody, so maybe mom movies aren't for everybody. Votes: 0

When I'm 32? Hopefully I'll have made my mark with a few different movies, some scary ones and some comedies. I'm really funny, I have a great personality on the camera. Votes: 0

Horror is a totally different animal. It's intense. You can do drama or comedies, but in horror, you really have to trick yourself into believing a lot of unbelievable phenomena. Votes: 0

Low comedies are written for the drawing-room, the kitchen and the stable, and if you cut out the kitchen and the stable the drawing-room can't support the play by itself. Votes: 0

I have always felt like romantic comedies are incredibly predictable. You look at the poster and you know those two are ending up together at the end of the movie. Votes: 0

There are so many great comedies, right now. I like how comedies are really mixing. They're not just one thing. It can be very moving and dramatic, and yet hilarious. Votes: 0

I like comedies, and my brain sort of spins in that direction. So I'm really happy to say there were several smartass comments that come from me [on Star Wars]. Votes: 0

I love romantic comedies. I love romantic movies. I'm kind of a sucker for them, and, sort of end up crying at the end of them all, like a child. Votes: 0

The Office' is less a comedy than so many other 'comedies' that have been on the air. It's really about the balance between what is real and what is comic. Votes: 0

I think people try to jam a lot of artificial plot devices into a lot of romantic comedies, and they don't treat it with the respect I believe it deserves. Votes: 0

I go to acting class, and in acting class, I'm not the girl that brings in romantic comedies; I'm the girl that wants to do 'Girl Interrupted' all the time. Votes: 0

Playing roles that are intense and damaged has always come more easily to me than doing comedies or lighter stuff - that would be taking a huge risk for me. Votes: 0

When I first did theatre, I was always doing comedies; it was always my first love. But it wasn't what I was picked for at first, for films and TV. Votes: 0

[Lauren Ambrose's] character [in Can't Hardly Wait] feels real and unexaggerated and becomes sort of a heroine archetype. I think that was cool. It wasn't in every one of those comedies. Votes: 0

My father was very funny, so I grew up with humor in the house. And I was always really attracted to comedies on TV. I was always really attracted to comics. Votes: 0

I love watching the romantic comedies of the late '50s and early '60s. I used to have a rule that if Tony Randall's in it, it can't be bad. Votes: 0

Romantic comedies seem to take over where the fairytales of childhood left off, feeding our dreams of a soulmate; though, sadly, the Hollywood endings prove quite elusive in the real world. Votes: 0

I love the urban comedies, because they keep you famous, keep you having fun, and keep you in love with the business. Those are my roots. I'll always love doing those. Votes: 0

My favorite kinds of comedies are ones that hopefully make you laugh a lot, but ultimately make you care about something in the end, even if it's just a little bit. Votes: 0

You learn quite a bit about your film from test screening audiences. With both comedies and movies that are intense, you need to calibrate the film and see how audiences react. Votes: 0

Comedy is a very delicate business, especially comedies that sort of attempt to do things in an honest way and in a very naturalistic way the way that 'No Strings Attached' is. Votes: 0

I wish I was writing something much more heavy each time I did a film, and that the comedies just occasionally come out. But unfortunately you're stuck with what you're born with. Votes: 0

I've played villains on stage - you know, the Iagos and so on - but I think of myself as a funny person. I mostly did comedies before I did TV work. Votes: 0

There's an argument that maybe [The Grinder] was better suited for streaming or cable. I don't know. I still like to think there's a place for smart, subversive, original comedies on networks. Votes: 0

There could be great thrillers or great dramas or great comedies made in that world but everyone's afraid of it. So you have to do them as these crazy little independent movies. Votes: 0

I really like romantic comedies and light movies and everything but I think - I don't know where it comes from - but when you're doing violent movies, you're closer to reality. Votes: 0

In Maureen Owen's perfectly titled Erosion's Pull, words and lines map, unmap, and revamp our everyday postcontemporary geographies: ironies and ambiguities, surrealistic conundrums, kaleidoscopic comedies, puzzlements, certain and uncertain loves and losses. Votes: 0

Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn't let my career get confined to one direction, but lately I've decided to accept the fact that I have this opportunity to be successful doing comedies. Votes: 0

I was so sad that 'Best Friends Forever' got cancelled. I thought it was a great show and NBC didn't give it a chance. I'm a big fan of the NBC comedies. Votes: 0

There's plenty of room for all sorts of movies and all sorts of comedies, so I never saw that as a competitive thing. I think there's room in the marketplace for everything. Votes: 0

I have a dark sense of humor, so I definitely like to work on stuff like that. I do enjoy working in comedies where I can create a fun and broad character. Votes: 0

Ever since the first 'American Pie,' I've always been happy to just have an opportunity, I just didn't think it was going to be with comedies. Now I really like it. Votes: 0

I don't want to be pigeonholed into doing just romantic comedies. But they're fun, and especially for women, it's nice to go to see them and enjoy that breath of fresh air. Votes: 0

I think any decent comedy worth its salt has to have heart, otherwise it's just a bunch of jokes. I think people enjoy comedies that have a heart and soul to them. Votes: 0

I get a lot of flack from critics that my comedies are all over the place, my dramas are all over the place, they're schizophrenic - as if I don't know that! Votes: 0

I think if you look back at all those great comedies on television in the past, it's all lovable losers that gathered together - 'Taxi' and 'Cheers,' 'Seinfeld' and 'Friends.' Votes: 0

I still that that movie-goers like the experience of leaving their homes and going to have a communal experience, especially in comedies or interactive things where you can get an audience reaction to. Votes: 0

Im fascinated by failure, and Im fascinated by finality. Shakespeares historical plays are more universal than his comedies because they relate to the finality of life. Without finality, life would not be beautiful. Votes: 0

I'm fascinated by failure, and I'm fascinated by finality. Shakespeare's historical plays are more universal than his comedies because they relate to the finality of life. Without finality, life would not be beautiful. Votes: 0

It's the contemporary woman that movies don't know what to do with, other than bathe her in a bridal glow in romantic comedies where both the romance and the comedy are artificial sweeteners. Votes: 0

It is quite true - in fact, obvious on the surface - that the vast majority of dramatic shows and comedies, as well, advocate a liberal and humanistic and relativistic lifestyle and concept. Votes: 0

Working in comedies is not something I set out to do. But, I love it. I've taken some improv classes here and there, but I don't consider myself a comedian by any means. Votes: 0

I like to smoke, and when you smoke, things become less serious and you find the funny in things. So, even movies that aren't funny, they end up turning into comedies to me. Votes: 0

There's nothing wrong with doing comedies, and I'm not against comedies, either, but I always want to do stuff that keeps me off my guard and gets me out of my comfort zone. Votes: 0

It's nice to think people might be talking about it after they've seen it. With some comedies it's a bit 'wham bam thank you ma'am', and then you just go for a pizza. Votes: 0

I don't think because a story has humor in it means it's brief. For some reason, people think anything that's 30 minutes is a comedy, comedies can be longer or shorter, so can dramas. Votes: 0

When my daughter was younger we showed her all the great musicals. And the great dramas and great comedies, and the one that she took to the most was Some Like It Hot. Votes: 0

I'm really not a TV junkie... OK, I kind of am a TV junkie, but I'm much more of a movie junkie - my junk food is romantic comedies I've seen a million times. Votes: 0

I did 10 years of comedies and 10 years of Westerns. I really like to stay away from car chases. I prefer the more intimate film. You have a much more direct association with the emotions. Votes: 0

As a spectator, I have very eclectic taste, whether it's comedies or action or very small, intimate films. And I feel as a filmmaker I should be able to have that same eclectic taste. Votes: 0

My first few films were institutional comedies, and you're on pretty safe ground when you're dealing with an institution that vast numbers of people have experienced: college, summer camp, the military, the country club. Votes: 0

I thought it was funny. I always thought Star Wars and Indiana Jones were basically comedies. The humour came out of their relationships; it came out of the fact that we were basically types. Votes: 0

Have you ever seen The Goodbye Girl? Don't watch it if you still want to enjoy romantic comedies. It makes every movie ever made starring Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock lash itself in shame. Votes: 0

Yes, I was hired by Universal because they needed a comedy director. They had seen Scandal and liked it. I saw an opportunity even in those comedies to begin my project of American films. Votes: 0

To me some of the funniest movies would be probably categorized in the dramatic genre, and likewise some of the most dramatic films, or films that have the most dramatic moments, are in comedies. Votes: 0

Comedy is a universal language. I grew up watching Nagesh, Surilirajan, Thenga Srinivasan and S.V. Shekhar's comedies. And, of course, Charlie Chaplin! These artists are so blessed: they can make other people happy. Votes: 0

Truthfully, I almost avoided 'While You Were Sleeping,' because I find those romantic comedies kind of precious, and they're full of lines that leave you feeling a little bewildered when you say them. Votes: 0

You know, I've always wanted to do dramas. When I moved to L.A., that was my dream, because I never really grew up watching comedies, although of course I loved 'Dumb & Dumber.' Votes: 0

The dramas for me allow me to explore more behavioral, deeper psychological things. But the comedies obviously allow me to explore the idea of really working off other people. I'm having more fun doing that. Votes: 0

My books are comedies; I want to take my readers on a jet-setting romp, make them laugh, make them swoon at the beautiful settings, and maybe even make their mouths water at all the food. Votes: 0

There's like a shift in the paradigm about every 15 years in movies because one would slip through the cracks. I think if they were more inexpensive you would see many more eclectic comedies being made. Votes: 0

For life is terribly deficient in form. Its catastrophes happen in the wrong way and to the wrong people. There is a grotesque horror about its comedies, and its tragedies seem to culminate in farce. Votes: 0

The comedies are not a million laughs on the set. Its business and the dramas are business as well, really. When I'm writing it I struggle more with drama because I started out in comedy. Votes: 0

Audiences and critics they don't like seeing what happens in real life. Why do you think comedies make all the money at the box office? People want to go and laugh. I can understand that. Votes: 0

I would love to do comedies and I would love to do dramas. I'm very passionate about art, music, drawing, acting, so I'd like to have the chance to get the larger choice regarding acting. Votes: 0

And even Moonstruck - for some reason the audience were just in the mood for a very romantic film, because it's one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Votes: 0