Gary Owens Quotes

What also helps our show is that we never take ourselves seriously.

I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends.

I like funny things, but I don't find myself particularly funny.

I have enjoyed doing comedies the most because in real life, I don't take myself or anyone else too seriously!

I love doing comedy - I get a laugh out of it, it's not so serious.

I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.

I just wanted laughs - that's really what I was after.

Comedy should be easy, not laboured.

There's something that's really fun about the challenge of making the mundane funny, too, I think.

No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form.

I learned a long time ago from when I did 'Seinfeld' never to take anything seriously, and to be part of the joke is the best way to show what a good sport I was.

I love comedy because I can laugh at myself. I don't take myself too seriously.

I'm not built for war. I'm built for entertainment. I'm built for jokes - either telling them or being the butt of them.

I connect to humor really deeply, so I feel really comfortable just being in funny projects.

I wish there were more humor in my work than I see in it.

I don't think that there's necessarily a side to drama that has to be completely bleak. You have to have a flicker of humor 'cause everyone has a flicker of humor, something they find funny in life.

Comedy is the only hope for humanity.

I'm not a mean comic, I don't want to turn anybody off - I just want to give a point of view or my take on things that everyone can laugh at.

Without 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.

I appreciate humor so much, but I'm actually not a funny girl.

I have a lot of faith in the power of joking to make something thoughtful.

Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch.

I just try to get people to laugh - I'm not trying to change the world or anything.

I can really stir up a conversation. Every time I go to a meeting or a casting, I try to make it as light and funny as I can. I'm always making really awkward jokes. You have to make life fun and not take it too seriously. I may look like I'm very serious and into my work, but if you knew me, I'm just a jokester.

I think in life, the sense of humor and comedy always exists.