Dick Cavett Quotes

The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you're doing one thing. That is, you're going to make the audience laugh.

I think Carrot Top is hilarious.

I was raised with 'Laurel and Hardy' and 'I Love Lucy' and Jerry Lewis, and I just loved it. And I had a friend in high school and we would just laugh all day and put on skits. You know, it's the Andy Kaufman thing or the Marty Short thing where you're performing in your bedroom for yourself.

Will Ferrell makes me laugh a lot when he gets out there and gets crazy.

When I talk to Steve Martin, he's joyful when he talks about comedy.

I think Flip Wilson is a brillant comedian.

Louis C. K. is one of my all time favorite standup comedians.

Chris Farley, I was a huge fan of his growing up. I would love to do something kind of slapstick and funny, maybe where I could change my look even a little bit.

I love physical comedy. I adore comedy of any kind.

A comedian's body is funny as well as his mind being funny, his whole personage is funny.

The Marx Brothers isn't subtle, and that's hilarious.

Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability.

An old-codger comedy - that's what I want to do.

Jack Black is so funny! On and off screen, like, he would make you laugh every day. He's hilarious.

My primary responsibility is to be funny.

Physical comedy is my favorite thing in the world to do.

I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.

I'm really not an actor of any kind. I've always seen myself as an entertainer, someone who makes people laugh. That's all I've ever wanted to do. 'Doctor Who' has always just been me, really.

I know George Burns was a very happy man.

Yes, I have a good sense of humor to sort of last a long time in show business, and I think to be able to find comedic value in who you are and the people that you work is always a good thing.

I'm a light comedienne; that's really where I live the most often.

Well, I think my stand-up is often kind of visual. Not like Carrot Top visual, but visual.

I was heavily influenced by Andy Kaufman and Steven Wright.

Chris Rock is a very funny man.

I had never done a roast, but I really wanted to, because it's so different from standup.