I turned down Some Like It Hot. See how smart I am? I felt I couldnt bring anything funny to it. The outfit was funny. I dont need to compete with the wardrobe. – Jerry Lewis
I mean, sometimes… a comedian becomes an actor, and they just dont deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or dont even notice that thats the thing. – Eddie Izzard
Boston is actually the capital of the world. You didnt know that? We breed smart-ass, quippy, funny people. Not that Im one of them. I just sorta sneaked in under the radar. – John Krasinski
Its not so much what you learn about Mumbai, its what you learn about yourself, really. Its a funny old hippie thing, but its true as well. You find out a lot about yourself and your tolerance, and about your inclusiveness. – Danny Boyle
When humor can be made to alternate with melancholy, one has a success, but when the same things are funny and melancholic at the same time, its just wonderful. – Francois Truffaut
Its funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: So, what does it take to make it? Well, first explain to me what you mean by making it: Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood? – Eddie Van Halen
I mean its funny, playing music, how of course you want it to do well, you want them to like it, but its not competitive like an election, its the Olympics, its not a Formula 1 race. The Billboard charts are just to show you what people like. – Eddie Van Halen
Its funny how making odd noises can get you into strange situations sometimes. – Eric San
I love things made out of animals. Its just so funny to think of someone saying, I need a letter opener. I guess Ill have to kill a deer. – David Sedaris
Its funny – if you impersonate somebody, they have no idea its them. – Tracey Ullman
Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. Its a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you are fine. – Evan Davis
Its funny, as you live through something youre not aware of it. – Maya Lin
Maybe Im delusional but Im usually funny. Its not 100% but I have a pretty good batting average. – Adam Carolla
If Joy Behar or Sherri Shepherd was a dude, theyd be off TV. Theyre not funny enough for dudes. What if Roseanne Barr was a dude? Think wed know who she was? – Adam Carolla
Its funny when youre a kid how you can acclimate to almost anything. – Adam Carolla
As a writer, or as a filmmaker, you have to present yourself, and part of what yourself is is what youre interested in, or what you think is funny, or what you think is sad, or what you think is horrible. – Charlie Kaufman
People ask do you make a conscious effort not to swear? – if youre doing silly stuff youre not tempted to put swearing in. All the comics from my childhood, who were funny without swearing, were the people that influenced me. What I do is quite traditional anyway. – Tim Vine
I always find it kind of embarrassing, kind of funny, and kind of exciting. In New York Im recognized a lot, although nobody says anything. You know, they stare at you just a second too long. But in Paris its not as commonplace to be recognized. – Marc Jacobs
I dont think, Gee, Id like to dress this person. There was a picture in Us magazine. It was a jersey dress, and Courtney Love was wearing it. I have this thing about Courtney Love, this funny worship. – Marc Jacobs
Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If youre interested in being funny, New York is the place to go. – Dave Chappelle
