A friend once asked me what comedy was. That floored me. What is comedy? I don't know. Does anybody? Can you define it? All I know is that I learned how to get laughs, and that's all I know about it. You have to learn what people will laugh at, then proceed accordingly. Stan Laurel askcomedydefine share on social
A friend said to me, 'Be glad for your troubles - they strengthen you.' Well, if that's the truth, I'm going to be so strong they'll have to beat me to death! Sonia Johnson beatdeathfriend Change image and share on social
A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want to see everything. Friedrich Nietzsche friendguesskeep Change image and share on social
A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity. Robert Hall confideequallyfriend Change image and share on social
A friend suggested that I get a job at a children's book store so I could meet kids and read books, and that turned out to be the single best bit of advice I've ever gotten. Brian Selznick advicebitebook Change image and share on social
A friend told me about a Nike competition, where they give you one minute to do tricks with a basketball. I wasn't going to go, but they were giving away free sneakers. I ended up coming in second place. Ramon Rodriguez basketballcomecompetition share on social
A friend told me about the casting notice for 'Queer Eye.' I was in Chicago and I had a contract with 'Esquire' magazine, so had been coming to New York City regularly and thought I'd catch a cheap flight, crash on a friend's sofa and do this hilarious audition that I had no chance of winning. Ted Allen auditioncastcatch share on social
A friend told me that teenage girls are always looking for someone to pin their dreams on. That doesn't make it any less weird though. Orlando Bloom dreamfriendgirl Change image and share on social
A friend was surprised to hear me say that there was not one moment of my past that I would like to relive. Gore Vidal friendhearmoment Change image and share on social