“Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious”
“Our life's a stage, a comedy: either learn to play and take it lightly, or bear its troubles patiently.”
“What stops me from taking myself seriously, even though I am essentially a serious person, is that I find myself extremely ridiculous, not in the sense of the small-scale ridiculousness of slap-stick comedy, but rather in the sense of ridiculousness that seems intrinsic to human life and that manifests itself in the simplest actions and the most extraordinary gestures. ”
“Comedy has had no history, because it was not at first treated seriously.”
“If one wants to lead a good life, A HUMAN LIFE, one must work.”