Dark Comedy Quotes

I don't like comedy that makes me feel worse about the world than I already felt before I turned it on.

Coen brothers movies are not always what life looks like but it's definitely what life feels like.

In stand-up, there's that idea that comedy comes from a dark place, but it's not a rule.

I would love to do a small indie comedy, like a Wes Anderson movie or, like, an ensemble comedy like 'The Royal Tenenbaums' or 'Little Miss Sunshine.' I like comedies like that, that have a lot of heart and are about family dynamics.

Most comedians are borderline psychotic. It's what makes their work interesting.

'American Psycho' reminds me of my track in 'Tommy,' my first Broadway show. It's similar conceptually and has that rock n' roll streak.

I'm not interested in making horror-comedies, but I'm very interested in making scary movies with funny parts.

Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny.

I've just got a really sick sense of humour that's separate from reality.

I have worked in comedies and romance genre, so I wanted a change. I wanted to do some tough work.

The key to gallows humor is to make the joke, no matter how certain the gallows is.

Look at 'Batman' - that was theater of the absurd, as is 'Family Guy.'

I don't think anyone can call a movie like 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' a horror movie. It's a jolt. It's a series of jolts followed by a quick one-liner that's wallpapered with an MTV rock & roll soundtrack. That's not horror to me.

I don't expect people who've enjoyed 'Spy Kids' will enjoy 'Repo! the Genetic Opera!'

'Misfits' is one of my favorite shows; I think it's a fantastic show.

Vampires, they're like the gift that won't stop giving. It's a good fruitful place to find comedy because they take themselves so seriously.

I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian.

I like Louis C.K., Chris Rock. Old schools like Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy.

'The Ides of March' was a fairly cynical film.

When you're laughing aloud at David Sedaris' every sentence, it's easy to miss the more serious side of what he's up to.

My favorite - my very favorite movie, which I suppose is a bit of a guilty pleasure in that it's like, you know, every scene, you know, pushes every button, is 'True Romance' directed by Tony Scott with Patricia Arquette and Christian Slater, and it's a fantastic, fantastic film, very violent, very romantic.

Bluebeard, who said to Scottland Yard, How do I know how many wives I've killed? I'm not an accountant! Never got a dinner!

I like comedy, I mean, in all forms.

'The Whole Nine Yards' I liked right away. It was kind of a dark comedy at first. And just the idea of being in a movie with Bruce Willis was pretty exciting.

The only dangerous scene is when James Cromwell put a stake in my chest. But other than that, it turned out to be quite a punch. I didn't think much of it.