Callum Keith Rennie

The less lines, the better. I am the silent film actor, but not in a slapstick sort of way. Film is an image-based medium, so whatever you can say without the words is far more provocative and punctuating. If the lines are not funny or if they don't advance the story, sometimes it's hard. I hate talk in movies.

Canadian Actor

Joe Carnahan

Raising Arizona' is maybe my favorite comedy of all time. What's great about it is that as slapstick as it gets, it has great moments of emotion and caring. Them bringing the baby back and Trey Wilson's character. I love that, man.

American Director

Stephen Hillenburg

Generally, we try not to write down to kids. We really just try to write a visual, character-driven cartoon that has a lot of slapstick and really appeals to us. I guess we are just lucky that other adults find that amusing, too.

American Actor

David Thewlis

I've always tended to write comedy, but I'd hate to just write some kind of sitcom or a lighthearted series of jokes and slapstick. I wanted to talk about some deeper things within the comedy.

English Actor

Shoojit Sircar

Slice of life comedy is something which I enjoy more. These moments make you smile when you think about them. And these moments work for a film as well, rather than slapstick comedy.

Indian Director

Jaime Camil

I do love situational comedy, clowning, and slapstick; I approach that with a lot of respect. The goofier you are, it doesn't mean you're going to be funnier.

Mexican Actor

Parvathy

I don't feel genres have helped me as an actor. Movies can be of any genre. But if you give me slapstick, I may not do it.

Indian Actress

Tina Weymouth

Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world.

American Musician

Satish Kaushik

Bollywood always expected me to indulge in slapstick. I don't mind it, but for how long!

John Ratzenberger

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

Slapstick often involves visual gags more than spoken jokes; actions speak louder than words.

Visual Humor

Exaggerated movements and expressions are central to slapstick, to create a comic effect.

Exaggeration Key

Slapstick is informal and often intended for entertainment, not serious scenarios.

Informal Entertainment

Slapstick films often follow a tradition from silent movie era stars like Buster Keaton.

Cinematic Tradition

The term slapstick doesn't fit in formal or serious conversations; keep it for comedy talk.

Context Matters

Be cautious; while slapstick is intended to be funny, some may find certain antics offensive.

Unintended Offense

 his fingerprints are visible upon comic techniques everywhere, from slapstick to double acts to impersonations to political satire. Through the praise of free speech and the celebration of ordinary heroes,

Why is Aristophanes...

 So as much as my machines can seem like simple engineering slapstick, I realize that I stumbled on something bigger than that. It's this expression of joy and humility that often gets lost in engineering,

Why you should make...

 suddenly slapstick humour and clowning becomes international because the beginning of silent film that was a glorious heyday for clowning