“The real good comedians, like Chaplin, would make you laugh and a second later, cry.”
Martin Landau On Sir Charlie Chaplin

“I wasn't planning on being a comedian; I just liked to laugh.”
Jamie Kennedy

“I don't get considered for true comedies because I'm a 'dramatic' actor.”
Noah Emmerich

“- Terry Randall: The trouble with you is you're all trying to be comics. Don't you ever take anything seriously?
- Judith: After you've sat around for a year trying to get a job, you won't take anything seriously either.”
Katharine Hepburn - Terry Randall
Lucille Desiree Ball - Judith

“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.”
Mel Brooks