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I used comedy to deflect a lot of situations; if you make someone laugh, they don't want to punch you in the face.
The two things that I require for anyone who's around me: you need to love food, and you need to be able to laugh.
I've always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there's a little bit of truth to it.
Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after another to find a face of his own.
I have fond memories of Chris Penn, who's sadly not with us. He always made me laugh - it was great to be with him.
I honestly believe life is a combination of laughter and tears, and it's almost always better to laugh than to cry.
Never set limits, go after your dreams, don't be afraid to push the boundaries. And laugh a lot - it's good for you!
I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.
I'm a firm believer in the saying that goes, 'If you want to make god laugh, tell him your plans,' kind of approach.
The holidays are a way to get away from the pain of the year, creating something people can laugh at. That's a gift.
I watch Jon Stewart because I need to laugh. Otherwise, life gets too serious. Besides that, I don't watch any news.
It's easy to scare people. It's easy to shock them. But making people laugh and making them feel is a big challenge.
What I always do is go with the stories that put up the hair on the back of my neck or make me cry or make me laugh.
I think if you laugh at your troubles and tell the whole world what went wrong, you can't be frightened by anything.
Heaven and hell are something that people create to make some people feel guilty and other people like myself laugh.
If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.
I don't smile much, and I never laugh. If you'd been through what I've been through, you wouldn't be smiling, either.
My friends were stealing cars and shoplifting. I was never into that but I was cheeky. I enjoyed making people laugh.
There is no bad time to laugh. I always joke, even five minutes before a game. It's not bad to stay a little immature.
They used to say I was a younger Winona Ryder and that always made me laugh because I'm three years older than she is.
Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.
It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.
When you can light your water on fire due to methane contamination in your ground water, what else can you do but laugh?
People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country.
I get more satisfaction out of comedy stuff. I'm a laugh tart. I make no secret of that fact.
Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.
You cannot be mad at somebody who makes you laugh... it's as simple as that.
What makes me laugh is, of course, the absurd, the horror - anything that upsets me.
Everybody wants to laugh - you know that. They need to laugh... people need to laugh.
I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.
I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.
There is always a secret irritation about a laugh into which we cannot join.
I've always said music should make you laugh, make you cry or make you think.
My dad had a great sense of humor; he was a very funny guy and did know how to laugh.
If you are not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.
I have an aversion to laugh tracks - the moment I hear a laugh track, I go to another channel.
What's funny is funny. The same thing that made you laugh a hundred years ago makes you laugh now.
The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.
I get mad like anybody else does, but being able to laugh about getting mad is very healthy, and my kids know that.
Bad actors try to cry, and good actors try not to. Bad actors try to laugh, and good actors try not to.
Only one in four jokes ever works, and I still can't predict what people will laugh at.
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.
I absolutely want to have a career where you make'em laugh and make'em cry. It's all theater.
Usually, I walk around and think about things. When I come across a thought that makes me laugh, I write it down.
We don't apologize for a joke. We are comics. We are here to make you laugh. If you don't get it, then don't watch us.
A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me.
I was always making my friends laugh, but I never wanted the attention of the whole classroom.
I feel lucky that I can have people laugh solidly for a whole hour by just saying what I think and getting paid for it.