Making People Laugh Quotes

I'm sporty, active, bubbly, I like to make people laugh ... I'm the jokester. But I'm also very traditional. ~ Coco Lee

Making people laugh is giving, and it's healing, too, when people can go up to the movies and forget about their problems. It's a good thing. That's why I want to work. ~ Chris Tucker

The only time I get sick of making people laugh is when I'm in a non-writing-joke mode, and I just can't seem to come up with anything new that's funny. That's a tough place to be as a comedian. ~ Bill Burr

At around 19 I realized that I really didn't have any skills other than making people laugh, so I should probably pursue it full-time. ~ Adam Pally

You know, you grow up with the image of John Travolta being super cool - 'Saturday Night Fever,' Brian De Palma, handsome young god ... he, in reality, is a very silly man. And I mean that in a good way. He'll walk around the set talking in little weird voices, making people laugh. ~ Eric Stoltz

Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else's expense. And I find that that's just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and be kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody else's feelings. ~ Ellen DeGeneres

The only responsibility I feel is to deliver something that's new or at least to attempt that. The real responsibility is to entertain and to try and make people laugh. ~ Johnny Depp

I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren't funny. ~ Michael Caine

There were never that many women stand-up comics in the past because the power to make people laugh is also a power that gets people upset. ~ Gloria Steinem

Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth. ~ Umberto Eco

If you're into writing and making people laugh, or just want to video blog something, you should get a simple digital video camera. And all computers now come with an easy video editing software program. Just mess around with that for a little bit, try to figure it out, then just put stuff online and have fun. Never give up! ~ Lucas Cruikshank

I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment and the next making them feel really uncomfortable. ~ Steve Coogan

Letting go is one of the most difficult experiences to deal with whether it's right or wrong. So make the most of every moment you've been gifted with. To whoever you initiate contact with and wherever, try to leave a positive impression. To whoever you have the power to make smile, exploit that power as often and best as you can, because when every other material thing fades, it's those memories that keep us alive ~ Ufuoma Apoki

To have a job making people laugh really is the greatest thing. ~ Judy Gold

About the best thing an actor can do when all is said and done is to make people laugh. ~ Ted Levine

So many different things make me come alive: performing for people, making people laugh, music and dancing or any kind of physical activity that gets me out of my head and into my body. I'm constantly inspired by my surroundings and people I see that are "killing it." ~ Xosha Roquemore

I think the goal with any writing, but especially narrative nonfiction, is to put the blockade of putting your thoughts in this unnatural medium of print and then trying to reach through that and actually convey what's going on, what you think, and make people laugh and recognize themselves while doing it. Definitely the laughing thing. ~ Sloane Crosley

To me, the trick is not how can I make people laugh. It is, how can I make people laugh in a different way. ~ Vir Das

I really love making people laugh. ~ Bob Saget

I was homeless for a little bit. I was on people's couches, but it was an amazing journey. I got to make people laugh all the way. ~ Sherri Shepherd

There is a whole genre of funny travel writers - that's very popular. There's Bill Bryson and people who follow that route and sell travel writing through making people laugh. It's a very difficult group to take. The line between comedy and mockery is sometimes a bit thin. ~ John Gimlette

The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh. ~ Carl Reiner

I'd rather be the bloke laughing at other people. I don't need to make people laugh. I surround myself with funny people. I laugh all the time. ~ Jennifer Garner

We have a curious relationship with 'funny' in the U.K. We love to laugh, but we also think that making people laugh is just a little bit second-tier, especially in a literary context. ~ Nick Harkaway

With Twitter, you just want to make people laugh in their meeting; on stage, people have paid for their tickets with their hard-earned money, so I owe them the truth as I experience it. ~ Rob Delaney

When part of what you're trying to get at is the truth hidden under a taboo, or when you want to nail a hypocrisy, laughter is a very useful tool. I want to show the painful side of existence, but there is no question I also want to make people laugh. ~ Todd Solondz

Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke. ~ Steve Martin

I've always tried to be funny, or stupid, or whatever. I love making people laugh and I think it comes quite naturally to me. ~ Brian Littrell

And I think that being able to make people laugh and write a book that's funny makes the information go down a lot easier and it makes it a lot more fun to read, easier to understand, and often stronger. So there's all kinds of advantages to it. ~ Al Franken

I don't want to pick a team. I want to make people laugh and hopefully bring some - be humorous about the human experience, you know, whether they're people of any stripes of life. ~ Jim Gaffigan

Making people laugh is the greatest experience. ~ Rebecca Romijn

My way of fitting in was through jokes and making people laugh. ~ Carrot Top

I love to entertain, I love to make people laugh, cry, and move them, perhaps moving them in their lives. ~ Corbin Bernsen

I've always liked the fact that I could make people laugh at crazy stuff that has happened to me. If it makes you feel better at me falling down the stairs ... then I'm going to do it. ~ Sherri Shepherd

I like joy; I want to be joyous. I want to smile and I want to make people laugh. And that`s all I want. I like being happy. I want to make others happy. ~ Doris Day

I do consider myself a clown and a court jester, and I do love to make people laugh, whether they're laughing with me or at me. ~ Richard Simmons

I first started acting in primary school, just doing little plays. And from the moment I began, something just went 'click' inside me. Suddenly I wasn't shy anymore. Instead I felt confident and happy. I can remember the enormous sense of relief it gave me. I loved the feeling of making people laugh. ~ Sally Hawkins

I love making people laugh. It's an addiction and it's probably dysfunctional, but I am addicted to it and there's no greater pleasure for me than sitting in a theater and feeling a lot of people losing control of themselves. ~ Jay Roach

I think it go serious in college when I found out I really enjoyed making people laugh. It makes me happy. I said, I wanna be a comedian, I wanna get good.' You're not good in the beginning. You're still trying to figure out what the things are that you are going to talk about, what your angle is going to be and there's a lot of trial and error. I just never gave up and that was the beginning of my career. Just experimenting, trying it out and falling in love with it. ~ Bill Bellamy

I love making people laugh and by the way I still do that with the charitable efforts on my part because I believe that people need to laugh. ~ Goldie Hawn

I would like to get back to making people laugh. Before drama school, I did nothing but comedy. ~ Andrew Buchan

I moved around a lot as a kid, and when you're always entering new places at that age, you kind of have to learn how to adapt yourself, and I felt a really powerful way to do that was to make people laugh. ~ Adam Pally

I don't mind being goofy and silly. I love to make people laugh and I'm not self-conscious. ~ Malin Akerman

[As a kid] I did enjoy making people laugh but I was also attracted to funny people. I'm [still] quite happy to not be the one trying to make other people laugh. I'm happy laughing at someone else. I enjoy laughing and I'll happily be the one just laughing all night if you can make me laugh. ~ Ricky Gervais

It's a mystery to me what makes people laugh. ~ Kristen Wiig

I enjoyed making people laugh. I discovered that I loved that power over them. On stage, I felt I could really express who I was for the first time. ~ Kim Cattrall

I think I have so much more to accomplish in this world of acting. There are many different types of characters I want to play. I want to keep making people laugh, and I want to explore dramatic roles as well. ~ Dilshad Vadsaria

It's better to make people laugh than cry. ~ Ronnie Barker

I love making people laugh. And I love laughing. ~ Kevin Hart

I think, as an artist, whether you're making people laugh or cry or be frustrated or excited - the fact that you're generating some sort of emotion out of an audience is, to me, worth it. ~ Elisha Cuthbert

What I really enjoy the most is seeing what the crowd likes. I enjoy making people laugh. ~ Verne Troyer

I enjoyed entertaining people since I was a little girl. There was nothing better than making people laugh. That, and the need to express myself in a safe environment. ~ Amy Weber

Comedy is much more challenging, because you have to have the same level of belief but you have to make people laugh, and that's definitely a challenge. ~ Jenna Elfman

Honestly, I was a good kid but I figured out pretty early that I had a gift for making people laugh. I wanted to entertain and when that happens you tend to get yourself in trouble in class. ~ Eric Ladin

I've always liked being funny and making people laugh. I was a cut-up when I was a kid, and was always doing bits for my friends and family. ~ Busy Philipps

My brother was a great audience, and if he liked the picture, he would laugh and laugh and laugh, and he would want to keep the picture. Making people laugh with an image I had created ... what power that was! ~ Lynn Johnston

With my talent, I can make people laugh and give them another attitude about life. What a blessing that is for me. ~ Doris Roberts

I like to laugh. It's kind of escapism. I like to make people laugh. And I kind of like people just to have to not think about anything ~ Chelsea Handler

Music appeared later. At first I was making people laugh with my funny stories. Live and on TV too. It was great, but I started to think that people will soon get bored from it. I have said to myself: "If you are going to go on being a superstar, you have to sing!" ~ Verka Serduchka

I always, always want to make people laugh. In every situation. Even when it's inappropriate. ~ Sharon Horgan

All I do is have fun. When I'm not working, it's about making people laugh. I love making jokes about things. Even when someone's mad at me, I'll deflect anger with humor. My days are filled with laughter. If I'm not laughing, I'm not happy. ~ Drew Fuller

To get a job where the only thing you have to do in your career is to make people laugh-well, it's the best job in the world. ~ Ronnie Barker

Well, I started years ago with Flashdance and we also did Coyote Ugly, so I have put my toe in the water before with romantic comedies. I love making them and I love making people laugh. That's a trademark that I don't think any producer would turn down. ~ Jerry Bruckheimer

I loved to make people laugh in high school, and then I found I loved being on stage in front of people. I'm sure that's some kind of ego trip or a way to overcome shyness. I was very kind of shy and reserved, so there's a way to be on stage and be performing and balance your life out. ~ Steve Martin

To me, there's nothing greater than making people laugh. ~ Josh Peck

I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions. ~ Albert Brooks

From an early age, I was trying to get laughs, but it wasn't a conscious thing. I think I was about six months old when I first realized I needed friends in life and making people laugh worked for me. By nine months, I came out of my shell. ~ Arj Barker

Making people laugh is the lowest form of comedy. ~ Michael O'Donoghue

I love comedy. There's just something so great about making people laugh. And for me, too, whenever I laugh, it just makes me feel so much better just watching a great comedy. ~ Stefanie Scott

I have always been down to test what I can do and push the limits of my acting. I have always wanted to try new genres and stuff - but I love comedy. I grew up on comedy, and I love having a good time and making people laugh. But it is also really nice to switch it around and make people think and feel some darker emotions. ~ Devon Bostick

If you're going to make a comedy and if your sole interest is in making people laugh and feel good and entertaining them, then you check your ego at the door. ~ Dwayne Johnson

I love creating characters that are ridiculous and flawed. To me, the most important thing about comedy is the joy it can bring to the performers and the audience alike. I love making people laugh and not over-thinking things. Some of my favorite moments are when I am doing an improv scene with friends, and I can't stop laughing during it. ~ Lauren Lapkus

I always wanted attention, and I realized I could make people laugh. ~ Lusia Strus

People go to the zoo and they like the lion because it's scary. And the bear because it's intense, but the monkey makes people laugh. ~ Lorne Michaels

I don't take myself too seriously. I enjoy what I do. I enjoy making people laugh. ~ Larry The Cable Guy

Making people laugh is one of the highest achievements you can have. And when you can make someone laugh and cry, alternatively, as Chaplin does - now that's the highest of all personal achievements. I don't know that I aim for it, but I recognize it as the supreme goal. ~ Elliott Erwitt

You can't substitute the act of making people laugh. It's definitely something that actors like to do. ~ Thomas Gibson

Sometimes making people laugh or even making them scared can be accomplished by a good opening sequence. ~ Kyle Cooper

I want to make people laugh and I want to try to encourage world peace. ~ Jackie Chan

I've always been attracted to humor and funny people in general. It's a joy to make people laugh, but it's not as fun as laughing yourself. ~ Jennifer Garner

I like making people laugh. That's fun for me. ~ Alyssa Sutherland

I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something. ~ Carl Hiaasen

I'm really not an actor of any kind. I've always seen myself as an entertainer, someone who makes people laugh. That's all I've ever wanted to do. 'Doctor Who' has always just been me, really. ~ Tom Baker

I love making people laugh. ~ Matthew Lewis

I want to keep working, I want to keep doing my humanitarian stuff around the world, shining light on different places that have problems. Keep making movies, make people laugh. ~ Chris Tucker

I think everyone is given drama, by virtue of the fact that we all have drama in our lives, but not everyone can make people laugh. ~ Matthew Lillard

Combining music, theater and comedy is a new and broader form of expression. In certain combinations you can make people laugh one moment, cry the next, and then be astounded by the beauty of the music. ~ Aleksey Igudesman

I think it's almost easier to make people cry than to make people laugh. ~ Sophie Marceau

Making people laugh was automatic. ~ Sherman Hemsley

One longs to be funny, to make people laugh. Laughter is such a sign of approval, isn't it? ~ Tom Baker

All the great story lines are great practical jokes that people fall for over and over again. ~ Kurt Vonnegut

I really love comedy. I love making people laugh. But other things also appeal to me. ~ Jennifer Aniston

Real comedy doesn't just make people laugh and think, but makes them laugh and change. ~ Sam Kinison

Making people laugh is what I've been doing since I was like four or five years old. I still have a lust, I still have a passion. I don't care about how I look, I'm dedicated to the laughs. ~ Bernie Mac

Making people laugh is magic. I feel like if you have humility, then you can do anything in comedy. ~ Amanda Seyfried

I like to make people laugh, and I definitely think laughter is healing. It's one of my favorite thing to do, so I'm attracted to it for many reasons. ~ Kelly Stables

When I'm on stage, and when I'm comfortable or uncomfortable, I have sort of a knee-jerk reaction to try to make people laugh. It's my version of a handshake to show that I want to make a connection and to show what I'm truly like. It's kind of my statement like, "This is what I'm really like. I'd like you to love me." ~ Jenny Slate

I love making people laugh and feel good, and that's awesome and special for me to be able to do that, but there really is nothing like kicking ass whether it's on a major scale, or whether it's in more of a dramatic fashion. Being physical and taking care of business the old-fashioned way is something that I love doing. ~ Dwayne Johnson

I don't need somebody behind a desk to tell me what a marketing survey says is funny. I got 3 million miles and 70,000 tickets sold, telling me that I know how to make people laugh. ~ D. L. Hughley

Kind of the exhausting thing about doing pure comedy, or something that's broader, is you're kind of a slave to the laugh. If it's not funny, then there's not much point in doing it. The kind of ueber-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, 'Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny.' ~ John C. Reilly