I think maybe one reason why ventriloquists are looked down on is because it's very difficult to be funny. I think what happens is that people get a dummy, they learn the technique of ventriloquism, they memorize the script, they think they're in show business. Jeff Dunham businessdifficultdummy share on social
As soon as you are trying to be funny or dramatic, that's when things start feeling fake and boring. Joseph Gordon-Levitt boredramaticfake Change image and share on social
It's funny because the perception is that the typical 'X Factor' contestant is the person who's just working 9 to 5 and just decides to one day go and audition. So yeah, for me, it was a very different story. Fleur East auditioncontestantday share on social
Nowadays they have 12 directors and 15 producers and 30 writers. And all the writers want their lines said a certain way-which isn't necessarily funny. I mean the lines aren't necessarily so funny to begin with. Tim Conway begindirectorfunny share on social
Fashions have done more harm than revolutions. Victor Hugo fashionharmrevolution Change image and share on social
It's funny because I never studied, I never took a class. So everything I do is very innate and organic; I don't really have words for it. It is a communion with spirit. I don't get in my own way and allow the character to do what it's going to do. Kimberly Elise characterclasscommunion share on social
Even in fiction, I feel rigorous honesty applies. It doesn't apply to facts; it applies to what I think of as not telling emotional lies, which is a funny business. Siri Hustvedt applybusinessemotional Change image and share on social
I don't come from Lake Wobegon, and that world is not mine. It's not that funny to me. It's funny to other people, and I'm not judging it, but the world that I come from is not considered funny by other people as well. There's so much pain in it. James McBride considerfunnyjudge share on social
I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair. Hillary Clinton amusechangeconstantly Change image and share on social
One of the fun things about unreliable narrators is they can be funny. You can admire things about them and laugh with them. Hanya Yanagihara admirefunfunny Change image and share on social
