Humor Quotes
“There are certain things I learned when I first started learning about acting, to try and place the character physically and emotionally. And the way you place them emotionally is often with humor.”
“You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.”
-- W. Somerset Maugham
“I want to be taken seriously as the type of musician that plays stuff like an electric rake. I mean, how seriously do you take someone like Spike Jones? They take him pretty seriously - a really good musician who made a great contribution in terms of humor, which is part of what I try to do too.”
-- Eugene Chadbourne
“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.”
-- Grenville Kleiser
“Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.”
-- Max Irons
“The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.”
-- Dan Castellaneta