Funniness is the wild card in the pack.
[On John Cleese:] He sometimes seems to swat at his own thoughts as if they were bees.
People in a temper often say a lot of silly, terrible things they mean.
Great comedy calls large matters into question.
Movies have now reached the same stage as sex - it's all technique and no feeling.
Why is it that beautiful women never seem to have curiosity? Is it because they know they're classical? With classical things the Lord finished the job. Ordinary ugly people know they're deficient and they go on looking for the pieces.