Character Humor Quotes

We actually did quite a lot of comedy on 'Xena'. The whole show was very tongue-in-cheek.

I'm more of a clown, a tragic clown. Yeah. I just like humor to come out of characters.

You didn't have to know anything about show business to appreciate the characters' humor, because at its heart, 'Party Down' was about following dreams, dealing with rejection, and surviving all the lame jobs we've all had to work just to get by in the meantime.

Since I started making films, I've been a nut for dialogue. When I first saw Star Wars when I was 12 years old, I came home and recited all of the lines from it. Before I talked about Death Stars exploding and Tie Fighters I was talking about how funny Princess Leia was and how sarcastic Han Solo was. So to me that's always the most important thing, and I love hearing great actors say great lines.

I think the best dramatic actors know how to tap into their character's humor.

I prefer situational or character-based humor to gross-out gags and comedic set pieces.

I quote fictional characters, because I'm a fictional character myself!

I always pushed back on doing long-form. I imagined SpongeBob as being simple, and I wanted to concentrate on character humor.