I choose my actors well and get to know the quirks of their personalities - and, most of all, I share humor with them. Then I keep my eyes open when they rehearse and perform, because you never know where the next stimulation comes from. George Cukor actorchooseeye share on social
The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. Franklin D. Roosevelt americangreathumor Change image and share on social
Comedy is still alive, and there are still funny people. Jews are still overrepresented in comedy and psychiatry and underrepresented in the priesthood. That immigrant Jewish humor is still with us. Robert Klein alivecomedyfunny Change image and share on social
Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel compoundexplosionspirit Change image and share on social
Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time. Suzanne Fields begethumorinsult Change image and share on social
In my first story, 'Mr. Mysterious & Company'... I was asked to take out some of the humor because editors were afraid reviewers would dismiss the book as a joke. Today, humor is enjoyed and no longer regarded as literary brummagem. Sid Fleischman afraidaskbook 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
I have a really dry sense of humor. I don't think it's funny when people wink at the camera. That's more of an actor thing, just committing to whatever the thing is. Topher Grace actorcameracommit Change image and share on social
Magoo's appeal lies in our hostility toward an older generation. But he's not only nearsighted physically. His mind is selective of what it sees, too. That is where the humor, the satire lies, in the difference between what he thinks he sees and reality as we see it. Jim Backus appealdifferencegeneration share on social
Every Brit I met had the best sense of humor. They're hilarious: very dry and witty. Merritt Patterson brithilarioushumor Change image and share on social
