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I suppose I look for humor in most situations because it humanizes things; it makes a character much more three-dimensional if there's some kind of humor. Not necessarily laugh-out-loud type of stuff, just a sense that there is a humorous edge to things. I do like that.

I have always found humor in places where humor wasn't necessarily intended.

A good sense of humor will get you everywhere.

I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the humor of it yourself.

Even in the depths of dreadful situations, there's usually something rather comic, or something you can laugh about afterwards, at least. So, I do look for the comedy in those things.

Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.

It's good to be able to laugh at yourself and the problems you face in life. Sense of humor can save you.

I don't really find things funny unless they're deeply tragic at the same time. I think if you're funny just for the sake of being funny, it's just frivolous nonsense. To me, all the best comic plays have been written about really serious and rather bleak things.

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

You should laugh everywhere you can find even the slightest glimmer of humour.