Humor Quotes
“I genuinely liked all of the cast members very much. Steve had a wicked sense of humor. I remember Russell coming to my rescue, once. I watched Eric evolve before everyone's eyes. Maurice loved what he did, so. He treated his character with respect, down to the costuming.”
“Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony.”
-- Lionel Trilling
“Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant Irish. When you're different in a society, you're funny.”
-- Will Eisner
“This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought.”
-- Lin Yutang
“If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.”
-- Paul Simon