Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. Francis Bacon compensateconsolehumor Change image and share on social
My humor isn't meant to be mean or hurt anyone. But it's to make them uncomfortable and laugh. I like making people feel a different range of emotions. I like to make people a bit confused. Charlyne Yi biteconfuseemotion Change image and share on social
I come from a family of teasers myself. My grandfather was from Liverpool, and he had a dry sense of humor, and he would tease us terribly. My brother Beau was so skilled in his teasing that he could get a rise out of me by simply pointing at me. Jeff Bridges beaubrotherfamily share on social
I think you have to have a sense of humor about every movie that you're doing. Your character needs to be relatable in a way that, even when you're doing the most bizarre things, sometimes a bit of tongue in cheek is necessary to keep up the believability of it. Katharine Isabelle believabilitybitebizarre share on social
The thing that makes 'Dirty Jobs' different is that it's one of the few shows that portrays work in a way that doesn't highlight the drudgery. Instead, it highlights the humor. Mike Rowe dirtydrudgeryhighlight Change image and share on social
Sometimes an actor will stumble on the joke, and I'm right on them. Back it up before the audience hears the bad version of the joke, because humor is 90% surprise. If they know what's coming, they won't laugh as hard. James Burrows actoraudienceback share on social
I like the brooding man - a brooding man with a sense of humor. Maira Kalman broodhumorman Change image and share on social
Somebody says, 'Do a Tom Bodett, a folksy kind of thing,' and it sounds like something out of 'Hee Haw,' very insulting. They turn wry humor into disparaging sarcasm, and you get what amounts to insulting advertising. Tom Bodett advertiseamountbodett share on social
You see, that's another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor. Liza Minnelli enormouslygivegreat Change image and share on social
'Big Bang Theory' is not my kind of show. It's not my humor. I don't like multicam comedies. I don't want an audience to tell me when to laugh. Zachary Knighton audiencebangbig Change image and share on social
