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"People ask 'do you make a conscious effort not to swear?' - if you're doing silly stuff you're not tempted to put swearing in. All the comics from my childhood, who were funny without swearing, were the people that influenced me. What I do is quite traditional anyway."

"People ask 'do you make a conscious effort not to swear?' - if you're doing silly stuff you're not tempted to put swearing in. All the comics from my childhood, who were funny without swearing, were the people that influenced me. What I do is quite traditional anyway."

Tim Vine, British Comedian

Funny, People, Childhood, Effort

69

"I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love the most."

"I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love the most."

John Leguizamo, Colombian Comedian

Funny, Love, Being, Drama

46

"You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact."

"You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact."

Jon Lovitz, American Actor

Funny, Character, Being

32

"If I can't see the humor in it, how am I going to be funny?"

"If I can't see the humor in it, how am I going to be funny?"

Casey Affleck, American Actor

23

"I was not particularly bright, I wasn't very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking, I was just really weird as a kid."

"I was not particularly bright, I wasn't very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking, I was just really weird as a kid."

Uma Thurman, American Actress

19

"It's funny how the hippies and the punks tried to get rid of the conservatives, but they always seem to get the upper hand in the end."

"It's funny how the hippies and the punks tried to get rid of the conservatives, but they always seem to get the upper hand in the end."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

Funny, End, Hippies

19

"I saw 28 Days. I don't remember rehab being like a day camp or being that funny. Rehab is a dumping ground. It's a big landfill."

"I saw 28 Days. I don't remember rehab being like a day camp or being that funny. Rehab is a dumping ground. It's a big landfill."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

Funny, Being, Day

16

"It's funny how sometimes how the public some people think I was born like this. That I maybe I sleep and I do big muscle, but its a lot of work to look like this and to be in this kind of condition."

"It's funny how sometimes how the public some people think I was born like this. That I maybe I sleep and I do big muscle, but its a lot of work to look like this and to be in this kind of condition."

Lou Ferrigno, American Actor

Funny, Work, People, Public

16

"You know, funny is this weird word for me. I hear is so many times it has no meaning anymore."

"You know, funny is this weird word for me. I hear is so many times it has no meaning anymore."

Bruce McCulloch, Canadian Actor

Funny, Meaning, Word

16

"About 100 things that your kid will do that will surprise you and break your heart and it will be a combination of fact based therapy, medically advised kinds of passages accompanied by celebrity anecdotes and just some funny stuff to lighten the load."

"About 100 things that your kid will do that will surprise you and break your heart and it will be a combination of fact based therapy, medically advised kinds of passages accompanied by celebrity anecdotes and just some funny stuff to lighten the load."

Alan Thicke, Canadian Actor

Funny, Heart, Anecdotes, Celebrity

15

"It's always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it's just hilarious."

"It's always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it's just hilarious."

Bill Hicks, American Comedian

15

"It's both funny and sad which seem to me to be the two basic ingredients of good comedy."

"It's both funny and sad which seem to me to be the two basic ingredients of good comedy."

Tony Hancock, British Comedian

15

"The funny thing is, people's perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they're still going to read what they want to into it."

"The funny thing is, people's perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they're still going to read what they want to into it."

Vince Gill, American Musician

Funny, Time, People, Majority

14

"I'm not so funny. Gilda was funny. I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while. But she was funny. She spent more time worrying about being liked than anything else."

"I'm not so funny. Gilda was funny. I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while. But she was funny. She spent more time worrying about being liked than anything else."

Gene Wilder, American Actor

Funny, Time, Life, Being

14

"The funny thing about television is that once you start to do it you never get time to watch it."

"The funny thing about television is that once you start to do it you never get time to watch it."

Kevin Sorbo, American Actor

Funny, Time, Television

14

"Well what's funny is, again, people say they believed what was going on, but again, Bob's hands are about three times bigger than his feet. So these are very caricatured."

"Well what's funny is, again, people say they believed what was going on, but again, Bob's hands are about three times bigger than his feet. So these are very caricatured."

Brad Bird, American Cartoonist

Funny, People, Feet

13

"I liked getting the best villain award. I thought that was funny."

"I liked getting the best villain award. I thought that was funny."

Stephen Dorff, American Actor

13

"But it's funny that now I'm in such a happy situation, I look more objectively at my own past and see what others have seen for a long time and I'm just so glad I've been able to get to this point."

"But it's funny that now I'm in such a happy situation, I look more objectively at my own past and see what others have seen for a long time and I'm just so glad I've been able to get to this point."

Rick Allen, American Musician

Funny, Time, Now, Past

13

"I just think that it's such a good show and timeless and still very funny, and that just makes me happy to have that whole first season in one concentrated space for people to enjoy so that it's not hit and miss trying to find it in syndication always."

"I just think that it's such a good show and timeless and still very funny, and that just makes me happy to have that whole first season in one concentrated space for people to enjoy so that it's not hit and miss trying to find it in syndication always."

Jenna Elfman, American Actress

Funny, People, First, Space

12

"But movies as much as anything developed what I thought was right and wrong, what was honorable, what wasn't, what was funny what wasn't... what had some depth to it, what didn't."

"But movies as much as anything developed what I thought was right and wrong, what was honorable, what wasn't, what was funny what wasn't... what had some depth to it, what didn't."

Dabney Coleman, American Actor

Funny, Movies, Thought, Right

12

"One time when somebody showed up in a wedding dress, but I never knew if it was a joke, or she was serious. She asked me to marry her. She was serious. It was pretty funny."

"One time when somebody showed up in a wedding dress, but I never knew if it was a joke, or she was serious. She asked me to marry her. She was serious. It was pretty funny."

Bryan White, American Musician

Funny, Time, Wedding, Dress

12

"The one thing that disturbs me about Alec is that people don't realize that he's really funny."

"The one thing that disturbs me about Alec is that people don't realize that he's really funny."

Daniel Baldwin, American Actor

12

"I don't know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he's funny, and I prefer it to be a mystery to me."

"I don't know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he's funny, and I prefer it to be a mystery to me."

Paul Lynde, American Comedian

Funny, Hell, Mystery

12

"If you can find the line between sympathetic and creepy, you have reached a very funny area."

"If you can find the line between sympathetic and creepy, you have reached a very funny area."

Jason Segel, American Actor

12

"It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life."

"It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

Funny, Life, Love, People

12

"The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny all the time."

"The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny all the time."

Joe Rogan, American Comedian

Funny, Time, Trying

12

"I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all that stuff. And they published a book, and I wouldn't give my lyrics, and it's all wrong in the book, and I giggle. It's funny."

"I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all that stuff. And they published a book, and I wouldn't give my lyrics, and it's all wrong in the book, and I giggle. It's funny."

Jonathan Davis, American Musician

Funny, Reading, Tongue, Wrong

11

"It's funny when people say, 'I don't think Julia likes me.' Honey, if I don't like you, you're going to know about it."

"It's funny when people say, 'I don't think Julia likes me.' Honey, if I don't like you, you're going to know about it."

Julia Roberts, American Actress

11

"I'm really funny now."

"I'm really funny now."

Wanda Sykes, American Comedian

11

"It's funny that people think because you don't have a movie or record out, you disappear into a frozen chamber someplace. They think you're dead when you're not in the public eye."

"It's funny that people think because you don't have a movie or record out, you disappear into a frozen chamber someplace. They think you're dead when you're not in the public eye."

Jason Schwartzman, American Actor

Funny, People, Eye, Public

11

"Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is."

"Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is."

Steve Martin, American Comedian

Funny, Chaos, Order

11

"I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny."

"I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny."

James L. Brooks, American Producer

Funny, Comedy, Value

11

"Sometimes people get mad at The Simpsons' subversive story telling, but there's another message in there, which is a celebration of making wild, funny stories."

"Sometimes people get mad at The Simpsons' subversive story telling, but there's another message in there, which is a celebration of making wild, funny stories."

Matt Groening, American Cartoonist

10

"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious."

"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious."

Peter Ustinov, English Actor

Funny, Being, Comedy

10

"I love the part of Hector as it takes me back to playing eccentric parts. He is a funny character, which is fine by me as I've been playing for laughs for decades now! It's lovely to get a laugh; it's the best thing in the world!"

"I love the part of Hector as it takes me back to playing eccentric parts. He is a funny character, which is fine by me as I've been playing for laughs for decades now! It's lovely to get a laugh; it's the best thing in the world!"

Richard Briers, English Actor

Funny, Love, Character

10

"They did that little thing on South Park, and they mentioned my name and had a character of me judging a Halloween contest. It was really funny.That made me the coolest aunt on earth."

"They did that little thing on South Park, and they mentioned my name and had a character of me judging a Halloween contest. It was really funny.That made me the coolest aunt on earth."

Tina Yothers, American Actress

Funny, Character, Earth, Name

9

"I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand."

"I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand."

Leonardo DiCaprio, American Actor

Funny, Attention, Being, School

8

"Steve Martin is one of the most intelligent, well-read human beings that I've ever come across. He is equally as funny off screen as he is on. But he also has a very intellectual side, and he's a really nice human being. We actually become good friends."

"Steve Martin is one of the most intelligent, well-read human beings that I've ever come across. He is equally as funny off screen as he is on. But he also has a very intellectual side, and he's a really nice human being. We actually become good friends."

Anthony LaPaglia, American Actor

Funny, Being, Friends, Martin

8

"Hurried and worried until we're buried, and there's no curtain call, Lifes a very funny proposition after all."

"Hurried and worried until we're buried, and there's no curtain call, Lifes a very funny proposition after all."

George M. Cohan, American Actor

8

"It's funny about men and women. Men pay in cash to get them and pay in cash to get rid of them. Women pay emotionally coming and going. Neither has it easy."

"It's funny about men and women. Men pay in cash to get them and pay in cash to get rid of them. Women pay emotionally coming and going. Neither has it easy."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

Funny, Men, Women

8

"I had spent many years before I was 31 hearing people tell me, Oh Man, you're so funny, you need to be in television. But that and a quarter won't get you on a bus."

"I had spent many years before I was 31 hearing people tell me, Oh Man, you're so funny, you need to be in television. But that and a quarter won't get you on a bus."

Chi McBride, American Actor

Funny, People, Hearing, Man

8

"After doing Johnny I wanted to just do something, I wouldn't say innocent, but to not have any care in the world. Lots of setups and horrible happenings but its funny."

"After doing Johnny I wanted to just do something, I wouldn't say innocent, but to not have any care in the world. Lots of setups and horrible happenings but its funny."

Jhonen Vasquez, American Cartoonist

Funny, Care, World

8

"It's funny how you call me a celebrity. Oh man."

"It's funny how you call me a celebrity. Oh man."

Steven Hill, American Actor

Funny, Celebrity, Man

8

"I don't think my judgment is that good. I don't know what is funny."

"I don't think my judgment is that good. I don't know what is funny."

Jerry Stiller, American Comedian

Funny, Judgment

7

"A lot of my friends are club people. It's not me. It's funny to represent that, because it's not me. I don't fit into a gay club setting. It's just ironic that I represent that somehow."

"A lot of my friends are club people. It's not me. It's funny to represent that, because it's not me. I don't fit into a gay club setting. It's just ironic that I represent that somehow."

Randy Harrison, American Actor

Funny, People, Friends, Gay

7

"Well, I had said to my friends, it's going to be good, but I bet it's going to be cheesy in a way. And I didn't think that at all. It's so good and was just so funny."

"Well, I had said to my friends, it's going to be good, but I bet it's going to be cheesy in a way. And I didn't think that at all. It's so good and was just so funny."

Brittany Snow, American Actress

7

"It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds."

"It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds."

Randy Harrison, American Actor

Funny, Time, People, Acting

7

"It is funny because the guy who is my boss now, Howard Stern, has a similarity there. He got big being a regular guy. He wasn't the greatest looking guy in the world."

"It is funny because the guy who is my boss now, Howard Stern, has a similarity there. He got big being a regular guy. He wasn't the greatest looking guy in the world."

Artie Lange, American Actor

Funny, Boss, Being, Now

7

"But I think once the word gets out that the movie is funny - funny is transcendent - it will traverse all demographic barriers if people embrace it as a funny movie."

"But I think once the word gets out that the movie is funny - funny is transcendent - it will traverse all demographic barriers if people embrace it as a funny movie."

Thomas Haden Church, American Actor

Funny, People, Will, Word

7

"I am odd-looking. I sometimes think I look like a funny Muppet."

"I am odd-looking. I sometimes think I look like a funny Muppet."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

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