You have to have a sense of humor about life to get through it.
It took me a while to figure out the U.S. sense of humor, a lot of trial and error. I would write down jokes to casually tell my American friend over Skype to see which ones he’d laugh at.
I’m a prankster with a Monty Python sense of humor that somehow gets misrepresented in those tacky supermarket publications as bratty, snotty, and rude.
I have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny – partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and it’s a way of laughing at it and getting a release.
The President has a wonderful sense of humor, which is one of the reasons it is so much fun to work for him.
My family has been amazing, and they understand how blessed I am. They’ve been able to keep my sense of humor.
When you’re in Hollywood, you get sort of jaded about what you think the sense of humor of Hollywood is supposed to be, so you can’t think outside the box.
I’ve had a very laughable career and what has seen me through is my sense of humor.
I actually have a pretty good sense of humor.
I make no apologies for my quirky sense of humor, my personal challenges, my embarrassing moments, my messiness, and deep personal issues I’ve shared with the world. I have kept it 100% real… Real crazy at times, but always real.
My wheelhouse is intense characters who have a certain sympathetic streak and also a sense of humor.
I find intelligence sexy. I find a sense of humor sexy. I find sensitivity sexy.
It’s our most underrated value, I think, as human beings is our sense of humor. It’s how we choose our friends.
No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.
I’m lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home.
The Muslims in the Cape are associated with having a very good sense of humor.
When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.
I believe God, too, has a sense of humor.
I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but maybe I’m better known for drama.
If somebody has no sense of humor, I think that’s a great place to start for British comedy in terms of your character.
I manage through a sense of humor. We all work hard, and work has to be a really interesting, fun place. And that has to start at the top.
A sense of humor… is needed armor. Joy in one’s heart and some laughter on one’s lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.
I think it’s critical, a sense of humor. It did help me – it does help me, continuously.
My legacy would be that you don’t have to give up anything. You can be chic but have a sense of humor, you can be sexy but comfortable, you can be timeless but fresh.
I love London, and London loves me! I adore the dry sense of humor there, and the way they live like there is no tomorrow.
I love to laugh. A sense of humor is really important.
Some people don’t have a sense of humor about certain things, and other people do.
Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed.
Every Brit I met had the best sense of humor. They’re hilarious: very dry and witty.
People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail.
I was certainly not a class clown; I confused and angered a lot of people with my sense of humor.
I think you have to have a sense of humor about every movie that you’re doing. Your character needs to be relatable in a way that, even when you’re doing the most bizarre things, sometimes a bit of tongue in cheek is necessary to keep up the believability of it.
My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.
I just have a crazy sense of humor.
I would say that Emma Stone and Emma Watson are two very talented young actresses who are very intelligent and have a great sense of humor and have learned to balance what they love with their acting career, and I think that’s really a great thing.
Twitter is the place where I try to be more funny. And then I use Instagram just as my diary. I pull some jokes on there, but I think people have a better sense of humor on Twitter.
The rejection that we all take and the sadness and the aggravation and the loss of jobs and all of the things that we live through in our lives, without a sense of humor, I don’t know how people make it.
Funnily enough, I did a play called ‘Jumpy’ on the West End before I did ‘Divergent,’ and there was an essence of that character I played, called Cam, in Will. In the sense of his vulnerability, and… he had a sense of humor that comes out of adversity, similar to Will.
My dad is just like everybody else’s dad. I see him as kind of a goofy guy with a great sense of humor. I try to get in a battle of wits with him, but he always gets me. I emulate him because I’ve never seen anyone work as hard as he does.
Sometimes I used to think to myself, ‘Have I lost a sense of humor?’ but I don’t think that I have. I think one can be as snarky and sarcastic as lots of people, but I have never found that it makes me particularly happy.
I like to be able to feel as many parts of myself while watching a movie at one time. I think that’s what ‘Super’ is – it’s funny, but it’s also sad. It’s very touching in certain ways, and it’s also got a very dark sense of humor. So it’s allowed to go anywhere.
Erroll Garner is one of the few musicians I believe has a sense of humor in his music.
The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren’t in a very good mood.
The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren’t quite sure if they liked me and they didn’t know whether or not that I was sensitive.
Kerry Washington is the most fun: she cracks me up! Everyone talks about how drop-dead gorgeous, smart, and fashionable she is, and she is all of that, but I must add she’s the hugest goofball. She has the best sense of humor and lightheartedness that makes coming into work every day so delightful.
I don’t have a very quick sense of humor.
We are really living the American dream, to be a successful brand in the States and in Europe and to steep ourselves in our heritage. But we do it with a sense of humor. We don’t take ourselves too seriously in fashion.
I inherited my dad’s sense of humor and work ethic.
I think God has a sense of humor, and the way my lessons come from God is very funny. I have to laugh at myself even if it’s a tough lesson.
I think my sense of humor is Jewish. I’m smarter than most white people, which is kind of a Jewish thing, too.
The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter.
At NBC I wasn’t really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
What’s great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day.
From an early age onward, it was said that ‘Ingmar has no sense of humor.’
It’s surreal, Glasgow. It’s got a really black sense of humor and I remember being envious of John Glazer beating me to it on the sci-fi in Glasgow with ‘Under the Skin.’
Ad agencies do all kinds of market research that ask people what they think they want, and instead, you should be creating things that you want. If you do something and you get it, the rest of the world will get it, too. Trust your own instincts, your own intellect, and your own sense of humor.
It’s how you define yourself. It’s not Nirvana or Pearl Jam: it’s, ‘Do you watch ‘Portlandia’ or ‘Amy Schumer’?’ It relates to a specific sense of humor. And, ‘Do you know the hidden gems?’ Like, if you knew the Pixies in the ’80s.
I think a sense of humor vital to get through life: It’s a great link between people and can be very effective in a getting a point across.
I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.
I have never believed much in luck, and my sense of humor has tended to walk on the dark side.
What we’re doing is fun – if you have any sense of humor at all!
Since the very beginning, Emeril’s had a sense of humor about me calling him names and poking fun at him.
Bands from Akron have a sense of humor and don’t tend to take themselves too seriously.
You definitely have to have a sense of humor. It’s not always serious when it comes to basketball.
Anyone who’s married to Mariah Carey – I’m pretty sure – doesn’t have a great sense of humor. I mean, let’s be honest: she’s ridiculous. What is her game plan?
