Grace Paley Quotes

I do comedy to give people an ephemeral escape from the tragedy that permeates everyday life.

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

I think it's awesome to be able to make people laugh.

Comedy is not easy to do - where you make someone laugh out loud in their living room.

I'm amused by a lot of things. I love humor. I'm constantly joking around.

The kind of über-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, "Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny."

I'd rather be funny than wise.

I'll do anything to keep everyone laughing. Things get too intense on film sets. I remember on The Elephant Man, I used to imitate a cat without moving my lips. David Lynch would say, "Cut! Sorry, we've got a noise somewhere on set." Everyone would be looking around for this cat.

Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.

You should laugh everywhere you can find even the slightest glimmer of humour.

The hardest thing in the world to do is to have someone in a seat in a theater laughing so hard that they're making weird sounds.

If you can get a laugh out of a name, you're ahead of the game.

What the real world of 1941 needed most was the release and relief provided by laughter.

I do love comedy, and when it's a comedy moment and you can make people laugh, of course it is wonderful.

If it gets laughs, it's funny.

I provide a little comic relief.

I'll do almost anything for a laugh.

I pretty much will do anything for a laugh.

You gotta keep the funny intact.

Comedy is important! When you're having a stressful day, and you come home, you want to watch something that makes you laugh.

It's a mystery to me what makes people laugh.

If someone could get off a good joke every ten days I think our troubles will be over.

What's nice with comedy is that you know it's working if it's funny.

Humor is very healing.

Comedy gives you a shot of euphoria that distracts you from everything that's awful.