- Everybody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Funny Quotes
Everyday humor, seen through a few different lenses.
This collection finds humor in ordinary places, from a parent delighted by how funny children naturally are to a musician writing entire songs around invented funny characters. For sharper one-liners, see Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Griffin
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- Nov 07, 2020
Marie Antoinette was funny, I'm sure she was just misinterpreted. You know the 'Let them eat cake' line. She seems like she was kind of funny, like a Chelsea Handler or Kathy Griffin type.
- Nov 07, 2020
You can't make everybody laugh. You gotta just do what you think is funny. Just be obstreperous to everybody.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know how it is with writing. You just write what you want to write. There's no way to predict what is good or bad. You just do what you think is funny, and either it works or you're finished. It's impossible to predict anything.
- Hell
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Jurassic Park' movies don't fit into a specific genre. They're sci-fi adventures that also have to be funny, emotional, and scary as hell. That takes a lot of construction, but it can't feel designed.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jake Johnson wanted to make clear that he was the great American actor, not just the funny guy on 'New Girl.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I find it funny to look at people who are people-watching, and, don't get me wrong, I like to people-watch, too. But it's an interesting thing when people on the street just stop and ask you, 'Are you Coco? Can I take a photo of you?'
- Something
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- Nov 07, 2020
When something is truly funny, it's funny all the time.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I do comedy, it's not like I'm trying to be funny for folks; I look for the honesty in it. With James Early in 'Dreamgirls,' it was the honesty of it: it was the reality of the moment. You know, I don't know what makes me play sometimes. I really don't. I just do what I do. And that's what I did for 'Sliders,' and that's how I got the job.
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'
- Nov 07, 2020
I make a point to tweet out really funny comments I get on YouTube videos. I have the most ridiculous ones.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a good student until I turned 15. Then, all of a sudden, it didn't matter to me anymore. Isn't that funny. I don't want to go to college. I always knew that. But it's hard. My friends are going, and I feel a little left behind.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020