They say pantomime's a lost art. It's never been a lost art and never will be, because it's too natural to do.

Quote by Buster Keaton

Topics: Comedy Quotes

No man can be a genius in slapshoes and a flat hat.

No man can be a genius in slapshoes and a flat hat.

From the time I was 7 or 8 years old, we were the roughest knockabout...

From the time I was 7 or 8 years old, we were the roughest knockabout...

Life is too serious to do farce comedy.

Life is too serious to do farce comedy.

Is Hollywood the cruelest city in the world? Well, it can be. New York can...

Is Hollywood the cruelest city in the world? Well, it can be. New York can...

Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.

Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.

I'm so sorry I fell down.

I'm so sorry I fell down.

I don't act, anyway. The stuff is all injected as we go along. My pictures...

I don't act, anyway. The stuff is all injected as we go along. My pictures...

Well, I'd say that the minute sound came in, it was everybody talking their heads...

Well, I'd say that the minute sound came in, it was everybody talking their heads...

Nobody sees people as people. It's all how they relate to my little group.

Nobody sees people as people. It's all how they relate to my little group.

[Mock singing] And shall my sword sleep in my hand [Speaking] NOT a good idea,...

[Mock singing] And shall my sword sleep in my hand [Speaking] NOT a good idea,...

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of...

Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of...

The only way I can make a Jim Carrey face is through Novocain at the...

The only way I can make a Jim Carrey face is through Novocain at the...

It's just a ride and we can change it any time we want. It's only...

It's just a ride and we can change it any time we want. It's only...

MAC gave me 55 lipsticks to test. These are the same lipsticks I got caught...

MAC gave me 55 lipsticks to test. These are the same lipsticks I got caught...

Going to the bathroom is not a spectator sport.

Going to the bathroom is not a spectator sport.

There's more truth in comedy than in tragedy.

There's more truth in comedy than in tragedy.

My ex-girlfriend had a really weird fetish. She used to like to dress up as...

My ex-girlfriend had a really weird fetish. She used to like to dress up as...

Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke

Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke

Why isn't my life like a situation comedy? Why don't I have a bunch of...

Why isn't my life like a situation comedy? Why don't I have a bunch of...