969 private quotes tagged funny

“I think the Cold War works as a great analogy or simile for different kinds of conflict. It's funny, when you look back at it, it's one of the last times that the boundaries were clear. Now, as we see on 'Homeland,' there are no clear boundaries and enemies.” — Matthew Rhys

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“One of the things I like about acting is that, in a funny way, I come back to myself.” — Bill Murray

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“I think if actors don't think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can't do comedy.” — Ben Barnes

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“It's funny that all these goths paint their faces with such white make-up and that is the actual colour of my skin, I am that pale!” — Kelly Osbourne

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“If I'm in something funny, I like to try and find some kind of serious line in it that people can relate to.” — Ron Livingston

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“Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something.” — Michael Pollan

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“Well in the book Carrie was my alter ego. In real life, Sarah Jessica and I don't look anything alike. But people do say that we sound alike. Sarah Jessica is an adorable girl and she is very funny.” — Candace Bushnell

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“I'm not a movie guy, I'm not a TV sitcom guy, but whatever seems to fit and is funny is good for me.” — Dave Attell

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“It's funny, because I did all of these interviews as soon as I had the baby, and they were asking questions, and I really didn't have an idea of anything, because I was so blurry.” — Emily Procter

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“It's funny, but when I arrived in California to start college I was much more interested in becoming a surfer and cruise along in life from one beach to the next. I didn't plan out any huge career for myself.” — Benicio Del Toro

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“Everything seems fine until you're about 40. Then something is definitely beginning to go wrong. And you look in the mirror with your old habit of thinking, 'While I accept that everyone grows old and dies, it's a funny thing, but I'm an exception to that rule.'” — Martin Amis

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“I actually feel like, for a lot of my career, I wasn't able to show my comedic range. I did a lot of dramas and dramedies. I was on 'E.R.' That's not generally thought of as a funny show.” — Busy Philipps

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“I have an older sister named Haley and she wanted to be an actress. So I wanted to be an actress. It's really funny the way that some people don't give kids enough credit for like really being driven, and really wanting to do things so badly.” — Hilary Duff

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“People forget how outcast 'They Might Be Giants' can be. They have a reputation for writing really deft, funny, clever melodies, and they also make a lot of music for kids, which is terrific, but when you see them in concert, they can rock the house.” — John Hodgman

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“It's funny, because I'm a man of strong opinions and when I make one, I stand by it even if it starts to appear incorrect to me after a while.” — Danny Bonaduce

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“Mmmm... the comedy that matters is the comedy you pull out of thin air. It's a bit like when something funny has happened and you try to explain it to someone else and end up saying, 'You had to be there.'” — Jack Dee

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“I think I have a dark view of the world. I have to make everything funny, otherwise it all seems so sad.” — Moon Unit Zappa

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“Yes, I believe blue material is funny, but if that's all you've got, you're dead in the water. It's not good.” — Howard Stern

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“I'm not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really sad at home? I'm really kind of stupid at home and more serious in public.” — Roland Joffe

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“That's a funny thing, fame. People definitely do treat you differently. When you begin to be successful, people say, 'Don't go changing.' Well, that's easy to say, but the fact is, you don't change at all - other people do.” — Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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“I tell girls all the time that the men that have fallen in love with me, have all fallen during a man repeller stage... funny how life works out like that.” — Rachel Roy

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“Comedy clubs can be brutal. Those people are for real, and if you aren't funny, they aren't laughing. They don't care who you are.” — Marlon Wayans

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“I'm good at coming up with wacky characters and funny dialogue.” — Marlon Wayans

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“To this day, I've found that it doesn't matter what a guy looks like if he's really funny. His sense of humor makes him attractive. On the other hand, you don't hear men saying, 'No she's not pretty, but is she ever funny!'” — Catherine O'Hara

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“I just couldn't go back to Suddenly Susan after David Strickland's suicide. I didn't see how we could make the show light and funny any more.” — Judd Nelson

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