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Comedy, Feeling

What you aspire to on a sitcom is the feeling of live comedy.

- John Lithgow

Other quotes by John Lithgow


Everybody's a dreamer.

- John Lithgow

Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving.

- John Lithgow

Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.

- John Lithgow

I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't.

- John Lithgow

I gave up shame a long time ago.

- John Lithgow

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

- John Lithgow

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When you've toured for about 10 years like me, you end up feeling like you're always waiting for somebody or something. The whole day is a drag.

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Comedy, at least the way I write comedy, is just drama with jokes.

- Rob Walton

I started writing this feature comedy in New York - a Chris Farley vehicle. The script was decent. When I got to LA, I met some new friends in film school and had them read my script and give me notes.

- David Steinberg

I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it's essentially about listening. The way I approach comedy, is you have to commit to everything as if it's a dramatic role, meaning you play it straight.

- Will Ferrell

I have a feeling we are going to be world champions, I can't really explain why. Brazil are probably the best team in the world in terms of individual players. But the team with the most gifted players do not always win.

- Oliver Kahn

Finally there was a moment when it just hit me. John wouldn't want me to sit on my butt for the rest of my life feeling sorry for myself or sorry for him. As cheesy as it sounds, he would have wanted us to go on.

- Kaley Cuoco