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Its funny with fiction – once you cut something, it hasnt happened anymore. – George Saunders

Its funny that there was so much disturbance about having a Catholic in the White House with Kennedy, and when we finally get a religion in the White House thats causing a lot of conflicts, and concerns, and disturbances for a lot of people, its in the Bush Administration. – Roger Ebert

You know, Ive always thought that it would be really funny if somebody made a romantic comedy where absolutely everything went well from beginning to end. – Fiona Apple

Im very silly as a person, but quality silliness on-screen has more of an art to it. Harrison Ford, whom I was in Morning Glory with, has mastered that dry funny better than anyone. – Rachel McAdams

Im an unorthodox type of guy, a funny guy – at least I think Im funny. And one of the things I like to do is come up with nicknames for myself. – Shaquille ONeal

Hurried and worried until were buried, and theres no curtain call, Lifes a very funny proposition after all. – George M. Cohan

In a funny way, poems are suited to modern life. Theyre short, theyre intense. Nobody has time to read a 700-page book. People read magazines, and a poem takes less time than an article. – Caroline Kennedy

I dont have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place. – Vera Farmiga

On the stage youre there, its live. Theres a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away. – Theodore Bikel

Some of the writers I admire who seem very, very funny and very emotional to me can develop a closeness with the reader without giving too much of themselves away. Lorrie Moore comes to mind, as does David Sedaris. When they write, the reader thinks that theyre being trusted as a friend. – Sloane Crosley

I think a lot of humor is about distracting yourself. Pretend youre not trying to make it funny. Because for some reason the effort to be funny smells like sulphur in our culture. – Sloane Crosley

Its funny. People often compare me to other humor essayists. Theyre usually quite nice comparisons I will accept those gladly. But I am always sort of appalled at the idea of being lumped with other, more chick-y female writers. And the truth is probably that neither comparison is accurate. – Sloane Crosley

With improv, its a combination of listening and not trying to be funny. – Kristen Wiig

Sometimes I feel like there are people just waiting for me to fall. The funny thing is, I cant give them anything. I have just never been a partier, even in school. – Jordin Sparks

Its funny. When I saw the script in my inbox and it said Sparkle, I thought, For real? Its really called Sparkle? I was wondering, too, how does Jordin Sparks as Sparkle sound? – Jordin Sparks

Im so single. Its funny. Im usually a relationship girl. I love being in love and having a partner in crime. But its good to be your own partner in crime. God, that makes me sound like I have multiple-personality disorder. – Brittany Snow

The word Spanx was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it. – Sara Blakely

Its painful for me to watch someone who isnt funny. Its horrifying to sit in the back and watch some guy who just totally sucks. – Joe Rogan

If you are a great dramatic actor then you often dont know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence. But with comedy its a simple premise. If its funny, people laugh. If its not, they dont. – Steve Coogan

The surprising thing is that I was not funny in high school. I was always jealous of the funny kids because they always got the girls. I couldnt tell a joke to save my life. – Seann William Scott