Famous Quotes

"It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil."

Martha Plimpton on Funny

More quotes about Funny

• "A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man."

  Lana Turner on Funny

• "I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party."

  Ron White on Funny

• "A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice."

  Bill Cosby on Funny

• "Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."

  Jim Carrey on Funny

• "Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."

  Elbert Hubbard on Funny

More quotes by Martha Plimpton

• "That's the thing about interviews, at some point you're going to change your mind. But it's there forever and you can't escape it."

• "The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way."

• "I prefer to think of the audience as a single living organism with which I am sharing a singular, never-to-be-repeated experience."

• "It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil."

• "It's long been accepted as fact that the availability of family planning services saves lives. Where women have access to these services, children and families are healthier, and society at large benefits."