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For some reason, people value being scared less than they value laughing.

I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never more brave than when we do that.

I think we all fear appearing foolish in public. We don't want to be laughed at.

Jealousy is the fear of comparison.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.

You can compel fear. You can even make someone feel they're in love if they're isolated and dependent for long enough. But laughter is free.

Laughter is really a gift. It's the most vulnerable state you can be in.

I think that some laughter comes from escaped horror, doesn't it?

The truth of it is when you get an audience to laugh and camp along with you, it's much easier to scare 'em again because they're using two sides of their emotions. It's much easier to set them up for a good cheap thrill scare again.