“They did that little thing on South Park, and they mentioned my name and had a character of me judging a Halloween contest. It was really funny.That made me the coolest aunt on earth.”
– Tina Yothers
“At school I was very shy. I wasn’t funny really.”
– Michel Gondry
“There’s a constant flow of child actors. It’s kind of funny to watch the new crew come through. I think, You poor little things. You’re going to have to struggle for a long time.”
– Tina Yothers
“I remember listening to the radio as a kid and finding that the songs always made me feel more peaceful. Funny, but the more hurtin’ the music was, the better it made me feel. I think of that now when I write my songs. I may not be feelin’ the blues myself, but I’m writing them for other people who have a hard life.”
– Chris Isaak
“I love weird or funny or beautiful sentences Joy Williams could write a microwave-oven manual and I’m sure I’d love it, because the sentences would be tuned up like music.”
– Karen Russell
“What was funny if you were there is that we were all immensely sophisticated people who knew exactly what she was going to say and we’re chatting away, nice to see you.”
– Anthony Holden
“It’s funny, growing up there was never anybody around me with any kind of artistic bent.”
– Nick Offerman
“I’m so unprofessional on set it’s not even funny.”
– Katharine McPhee
“When I was in college, I was in the theater department, which for anyone who has been involved in any kind of theater program, you know that it’s really wacky and tight-knit, a real family. Me and my good friends from college would do random shows and plays that were sometimes serious, but most of the time really goofy and funny.”
– Darren Criss
“It’s funny that it all becomes about clothes. It’s bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it’s all about your dress. You can’t get away from it.”
– Reese Witherspoon
“With Portlandia, I don’t think our intention is always to find something funny. Sometimes the humor comes from taking something really seriously. We’re okay with making somebody feel uncomfortable or uneasy.”
– Carrie Brownstein
“I follow the most random people on Twitter. I follow famous people like Khloe Kardashian, who surprisingly makes really funny tweets all the time.”
– Chloe Moretz
“I got to play with Nintendo’s Wii, yes it’s a funny name and not very revolutionary but it was fun whipping your arms around.”
– Olivia Munn
“I was not particularly bright, I wasn’t very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking, I was just really weird as a kid.”
– Uma Thurman
“Jon Stewart hires people that he thinks are funny. That’s it. That’s the only requirement.”
– Olivia Munn
“I tell girls all the time that the men that have fallen in love with me, have all fallen during a man repeller stage… funny how life works out like that.”
– Rachel Roy
“Gotta stay in the gym, stay funny, stay sharp. I just love working.”
– Marlon Wayans
“I think it’s really important for celebrities to use their power of money and fame to get their voices out there. It’s funny to me that we’re expected to keep quiet just because of who we are. Why do I lose my right to speak my mind because I’m famous?”
– Lisa Edelstein
“I think it’s actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian.”
– Octavia Spencer
“I’m not a movie guy, I’m not a TV sitcom guy, but whatever seems to fit and is funny is good for me.”
– Dave Attell
“I don’t think of myself as a comedian, but as an artist, a scientist and chemist who just happens to be funny. I started doing stand-up to add another level to my game. I feel that I’m a young rookie with a veteran’s skill.”
– Marlon Wayans
“You have to understand the tone of the movie, because if it’s supposed to be funny, it can be funny violent like the Home Alone stuff, but you have to really understand the tone of what you’re doing and make the action work for that and for the character.”
– David R. Ellis
“I feel cheesy when I see ‘Silver Spoons.’ Some of it was funny, but some of it was just cheese! My kids love it, but I look at it and cringe.”
– Ricky Schroder
“I really love ‘Soapdish.’ I wish ‘Soapdish’ had more of a moment because I felt that that is a really strong, funny movie. Kevin Kline is hilarious in that movie.”
– Elisabeth Shue
“I’ve got to get on myself to be sharp, funny and loose.”
– David Spade
“I don’t know. I think it’s funny! I think it’s funny! I go, what? It’s so absurd. I’m alone.”
– Danny DeVito
“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.”
– Robert Crais
“It’s funny that all these goths paint their faces with such white make-up and that is the actual colour of my skin, I am that pale!”
– Kelly Osbourne
“I would love to play ‘Funny Girl’ or ‘Evita,’ but I idolize the women who have played those parts. I don’t know if there needs to be another version of those shows.”
– Idina Menzel
“It’s funny, but when I arrived in California to start college I was much more interested in becoming a surfer and cruise along in life from one beach to the next. I didn’t plan out any huge career for myself.”
– Benicio Del Toro