Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a bit like meringue.

Quote by Woody Allen

Topics: Comedy Quotes

More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to...

More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to...

In California, they don't throw their garbage away - they make it into TV shows.

In California, they don't throw their garbage away - they make it into TV shows.

I was thrown out of NYU for cheating-with the deans wife

I was thrown out of NYU for cheating-with the deans wife

I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.

I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.

In Beverly Hills...they don't throw their garbage away. They make it into television shows.

In Beverly Hills...they don't throw their garbage away. They make it into television shows.

I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government.

I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government.

I'd call him a sadistic, hippophilic necrophile, but that would be beating a dead horse.

I'd call him a sadistic, hippophilic necrophile, but that would be beating a dead horse.

Most of the time I don't have much fun. The rest of the time I...

Most of the time I don't have much fun. The rest of the time I...

Students achieving Oneness will move on to Twoness.

Students achieving Oneness will move on to Twoness.

Marriage is the death of hope.

Marriage is the death of hope.

I am two with nature.

I am two with nature.

I've never been an intellectual but I have this look.

I've never been an intellectual but I have this look.

I'm such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.

I'm such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.

I think being funny is not anyone's first choice.

I think being funny is not anyone's first choice.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through...

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through...

The prison psychiatrist asked me if I thought sex was dirty. I told him only...

The prison psychiatrist asked me if I thought sex was dirty. I told him only...

And my parents finally realize that I'm kidnapped and they snap into action immediately: They...

And my parents finally realize that I'm kidnapped and they snap into action immediately: They...

Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go it's one of...

Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go it's one of...

It seems to me that the real clue to your sex-orientation lies in your romantic...

It seems to me that the real clue to your sex-orientation lies in your romantic...

Yes, I have breasts. So does 50% of the population. Do we really have to...

Yes, I have breasts. So does 50% of the population. Do we really have to...