It's just my natural way - to be funny. I don't know why that is. But as I've said, humor is a quick cover for shock, horror, confusion. The critics hate funny writers for the most part. They think funny is not serious, but I think that funny can be even more serious than nonfunny. And it can be more affecting, too. T. C. Boyle Humor
The only way I could get comfortable around people was to make them laugh. I was an obedient girl, and humor was my one form of rebellion. I used comedy to deflect. Like, 'Hey, check out my zit!' - you know, making fun of yourself before someone else has a chance to. Tina Fey Humor
You can't do anything to be funny. That's cringeworthy. If your humor comes out of a place of love every time, you don't make the joke bigger than you. The funniest comedians are in touch with their emotional level. John Krasinski Humor
My uncle worked in emergency wards dealing with people who came in with terrible injuries. He talked about the sketch shows they would put on to lighten the atmosphere. You often find this sense of grim humor in hospitals. The injuries people are suffering are ghastly. You have to laugh at something or you'd otherwise cry. Honeysuckle Weeks Humor
One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter. Francoise Sagan Humor
When humor works, it works because it's clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real. Tina Fey Humor
Being a Hot Mom means being respected as a mom and a woman. And, the key to being a Hot Mom is having a sense of humor about yourself and all the crazy situations that arise. Jami Gertz Humor
I'm not a particularly dark individual. I have my moments, it's true, but I do have a sense of humor. Alan Moore Humor
I try to find humor in everything I do, because I think all great plays - even great tragedies - have enormous humor in them. Marian Seldes Humor
I think the main thing about comedy and humor is that it's impossible and always was impossible to define. Mike Nichols Humor
And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody? You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them. Alan King Humor
I like telling stories with a sense of humor. But humor can also distance you from the subject you're writing about. I'm interested in using humor as a portal to something a bit more serious. Jens Lekman Humor
Humor expands our limited picture frame and gets us to see more than just our problem. Allen Klein Humor
John Lennon, who was a good friend of mine, he had one of the best senses of humor of any human being. And Keith Richards, fantastic sense of humor. They were smart, sharp. They had their own thoughts on matters. Bobby Keys Humor
I don't happen to have a sense of humor personally, so I don't know what's funny about a character... This happens to be a feature of my life generally. Wallace Shawn Humor
There are two MFA programs here at the University of Texas, and I read on the jury of both of them. And it's amazing to me how many really talented young writers seem to fear humor. Elizabeth McCracken Humor
Expand the definition of 'reading' to include non-fiction, humor, graphic novels, magazines, action adventure, and, yes, even websites. It's the pleasure of reading that counts; the focus will naturally broaden. A boy won't read shark books forever. Jon Scieszka Humor
Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever. Mark Twain Humor
My platform has been to reach reluctant readers. And one of the best ways I found to motivate them is to connect them with reading that interests them, to expand the definition of reading to include humor, science fiction/fantasy, nonfiction, graphic novels, wordless books, audio books and comic books. Jon Scieszka Humor
Humor is always important. There are people who help us deal with difficulty or hardship; from the concentration camps to the court jester, there was a need for humor. As long as these kinds of things exist, with repressive regimes, you need it to deal with the weight of daily life. Maz Jobrani Humor