I don’t know now if I’m funny. I just keep talking and hope that I hit something that’s funny. less than 1 minute read
I’ve started looking at my own father a bit funny. He assures me, though, that I really am the son of a Scottish postman. less than 1 minute read
Especially with a comedy, you’ve got the clear cut goal of trying to make a scene funny. It’s not like drama where you’re trying to achieve some kind of emotion or trying to further the story along. You’re trying to figure out what’s the funniest way to do something. less than 1 minute read
I show them the funny part, the silly part, the laughing part, the crazy part and then the really deep, deep part where I’m talking from my heart to these people. Because I’ve been through everything they’ve been through. less than 1 minute read
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. less than 1 minute read
This may sound funny, but as much as the ‘Today’ show matured me, it also was something of a cocoon. I’d been happy there. I never went into the boss’s office and pounded my fist on the desk, saying, ‘Give me more money! Give me a prime-time show!’ less than 1 minute read
Funny things tend not to happen to me. I am not a natural comic. I need to think about things a lot before I can be even remotely amusing. less than 1 minute read
I think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience. I’m not particularly intellectual or clever or minority-focused in my creative instincts. And I’m certainly not aware of suppressing more sophisticated ambitions. less than 1 minute read
