An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I do think, oddly, that a comedic actor has a better chance of pulling off a dramatic role than a great dramatic actor has of being able to pull off a highly comedic role.
Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.
Any good actor has to have a good sense of humour, too; they have to be able to manipulate people.
Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.
Comedy does offer an avenue to television and film careers for untelegenic people that great drama does not.
Some of the best dramatic actors have started in comedy.
Comedy has to be so much cleaner than drama. You can't layer it in the way you can a dramatic performance. Which is why it's more difficult than drama - you don't have so many tricks.
To do comedy, you have to be a pretty good actor to start with.
I think good comedy is a commitment to the absurd in that the situation for the actors should be virtually played like a drama.
I think when someone who's known for doing drama does a comedy but just tries to be funny, that's a mistake.