Laugh Quotes

Why is it you feel like a dope if you laugh alone, but that's usually how you end up crying?

I can laugh on cue, and it sounds real. People laugh with me.

We are not here to laugh.

Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People do laugh when something's shocking, but that is, to me, the absolute fakest of laughs. That's not something that sustains a television series, or a movie, or even 45 minutes of a stand-up set at Carolines.

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.

If I can make people laugh it's like being a good lover.

We want to be funny. We want to make people laugh... We'll do whatever it takes.

I figure you're only here for a matter of moments. Ever since I was a kid watching movies I've always wanted to make people laugh or have some sort of emotional reaction.

There is always a secret irritation about a laugh into which we cannot join.

I absolutely want to have a career where you make'em laugh and make'em cry. It's all theater.

To make my brothers and my sister laugh was the greatest joy to me in my life. I like people who can make fun of themselves a lot.

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

Making people laugh is magic. I feel like if you have humility, then you can do anything in comedy.

The Canteen Boy, the reason you feel bad for him and you can laugh is because he, and I guess a lot of my characters, they don't notice they're getting made fun of. So they'll say something back that's not that great a quip, but in their mind they won the argument.

There's something about a Christmas sweater that will always make me laugh.

I'm not a virtuoso on an instrument. You know, I'm not always singing in pitch. I laugh sometimes my way through the shows, but I'm an honest songwriter who's always tried to bring the audience with me on my journey in hopes that they see their own lives reflected in the work.

Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time and eternity to rejoice in.

I think that Ionesco's greatest weapon is that he's able to make us laugh at the darkest corners of our souls.

You can't stay mad at somebody who makes you laugh.

The clubs are good fun-having a laugh, really having a good time.

It's such a great feeling to make people laugh. I know I've made people cry or want to slit their wrists, but to make people laugh is a very intoxicating, wonderful thing.

Kathy Bates is sexy. It's partly because of her talent, but she's got a great face, and a great laugh.

I love making people laugh and feel good, and that's awesome and special for me to be able to do that, but there really is nothing like kicking ass whether it's on a major scale, or whether it's in more of a dramatic fashion. Being physical and taking care of business the old-fashioned way is something that I love doing.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

We only have one agenda, which is to make 'em laugh their pants off. Unless they are girls, of course, when it is to make them laugh their bras off so we can get a quick look.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.

So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people.

I have to laugh internally when I'm asked in interviews what nightspots I like to hit. I just don't have answers... so sometimes I make them up.