The great thing about 'Weeds' is that everything we do is never quite serious enough to be taken seriously. It always has humor behind it, and it think it makes it definitely more fun for the audience.
Copy Quote View & ShareEverybody in my family had a real sick, twisted sense of humor. Most of the jokes we make in our house, we would just never even dream of making anywhere else. Just sick, horrible stuff. That wasn't anything new to college.
Copy Quote View & ShareI've always been a fan of a Johnny Carson because he was so great with an audience and not afraid of self-deprecating humor.
Copy Quote View & ShareI was born in England - though both of my parents are American - and there's something about the 'Muppets' where they have this combination of English and American humor.
Copy Quote View & ShareJerry Seinfeld is amazing in many ways, not the least of them his ability to find humor, and convincing us to find it, too, in the million-and-two details about modern life that under different circumstances might send us into paroxysms of rage.
Copy Quote View & ShareSo my humor, I'd say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It's an interesting mix.
Copy Quote View & ShareIf somebody is not on the same page with me humor wise, I can't give them that.
Copy Quote View & ShareWithout humor, I cannot go on and I doubt many of my readers would go on either. Humor is so important. I am here to have fun here with my work.
Copy Quote View & ShareIn business, there are times when you disagree, and sometimes it turns out that you're just plain wrong. Humor takes away tension and helps you realize you're wrong.
Copy Quote View & ShareThere's a charm, there's a rhythm, there's a soul to Jewish humor. When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, 'You're doing a Jewish act.'
Copy Quote View & ShareSo, I'm thinking of a name for a villain that has a sense of humor. I thought of 'The Joker' as a name, and as soon as I thought that, I associate it with the playing card, as my family had a tradition of champion playing; my brother was a contract champion bridge player. There were always cards around the house.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe people I mixed with in Monaco didn't relate to my South African mentality or humor... Although I have met some wonderful people since I've been living in Monaco, I regard them all as acquaintances. I only have two people I consider friends here.
Copy Quote View & ShareI have a good sense of humor. I think everything we do should have whimsy in it.
Copy Quote View & ShareA sense of humor saves your life, and being able to make friends wherever you go.
Copy Quote View & ShareI compare Stephen Sondheim with humor, because humor is unanalyzable. You can't analyze humor. You just have to get through it.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe thing that makes 'Dirty Jobs' different is that it's one of the few shows that portrays work in a way that doesn't highlight the drudgery. Instead, it highlights the humor.
Copy Quote View & ShareSince the very beginning, Emeril's had a sense of humor about me calling him names and poking fun at him.
Copy Quote View & ShareI find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring. 'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.
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