“I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.”

“What's great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day.”

“Back in 2004, Kellie Overbey handed me her play 'Girl Talk' to read. I fell in love with her brutally delicious humor and the fearlessly deft way in which she drew her characters. They jumped off the page and begged me to give them a space in which to stomp around.”

“The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing humor to the world.”

“Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.”

“Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.”

“The President has a wonderful sense of humor, which is one of the reasons it is so much fun to work for him.”

“The president of General Motors was in a foul humor.”

“Total absence of humor renders life impossible.”

“I have a dark sense of humor.”

“Anyone in the humor business isn't thinking clearly if he doesn't surround himself with idea people. Otherwise, you settle for mediocrity - or you burn yourself out.”

“Mixing humor and politics is something that works.”

“There is nothing like the way people feel after they've seen 'The Intouchables.' They feel amazing. The word of mouth on this film is incredible. It's intelligent-feeling good. You're not insulted by the low-browness or stupidity of some of the humor. It's so smart and terrific.”

“There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.”

“I like being a Baha'i who has an out-there sense of humor. God gives us talents and faculties, and making people laugh is one of mine.”

“Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they're fun, they do things together, they're best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom.”

“If I can't see the humor in it, how am I going to be funny?”

“There was a time I was very much blaming the way I felt on L.A, that it was a vacuum of creativity, of humor or anything organic, and I was really angry at the place. But then today I feel completely different - I love L.A.!”

“Humor is reason gone mad.”

“Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.”

“If you're that hypersensitive about color and don't have a sense of humor, don't marry out of your race.”