Although I do use some of my psychology training in comedy, but it's more like pop psychology, not a course of treatment or anything. To me, it's more like social intelligence.
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I was trying to be a clinical psychologist for years. But I kept getting stuck in comedy.
I think comedy I've learned is really just about relaxing and trusting yourself and allowing yourself to fail.
It's interesting because with a lot of people who I've met in comedy, it seems not to matter what your background is. In terms of formal schooling - I feel like that's a nineteenth century term - but in terms of where you went to high school or college, or wherever, all that really is irrelevant, I have found, in comedy.
To be honest, I'm probably more of a comedy person, actually. I really enjoy the comedy stuff, and I've got some things I'll be working on that I think are just different ways of combining genres in comedy and drama and action.
Some people learn comedy, and some people just are comedy.
I feel more comfortable in drama. Comedy is a high-wire act. I find it stressful. It's a precision science in a way.
I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that.
You can't study comedy; it's within you. It's a personality. My humor is an attitude.
I don't think comedy is something you learn. I think it's something that's either there or it's not.
I think comedy's something you can't learn. It's an instinct, which makes it rather elusive.