Sergio Aragones If the gag is complicated, you spend more time thinking about the way you’re drawing it. – Sergio Aragones
Sara Pascoe I would have been an essayist in the 18th century. Maybe I’d have had one gag in the piece, but essentially I’d be saying something. – Sara Pascoe
Robert Englund The modern horror audience is wise to our tricks this lets it in on the gag. – Robert Englund
Richard Herring It is rare for a joke to emerge fully formed and it is worth grafting away until it is absolutely right. Though perversely too much work, too much thought, can destroy a gag completely. – Richard Herring
Rabbit Maranville Nobody gets any fun out of baseball any more. I guess a kid’s crazy not to be serious about it when he’s drawing down $20,000 or $30,000 a year, and any smart-aleck gag you try may be your last. But what’s life without a laugh? – Rabbit Maranville
Peter Riegert I apply the three gag rule, which is if I can read a script without gagging more than three times, then maybe I can say yes to this job. – Peter Riegert
Paul Merton I read every book about Buster Keaton and Chaplin to see how they worked – it’s all about dedication, tunnel vision, pursuit of perfection, getting the gag right. – Paul Merton
Lucas Hedges I have allergic reactions: it triggers my gag reflex when I read unrealistic dialogue from a teenager. – Lucas Hedges
Kevin Bacon Animal House’ was my first movie, so I didn’t have anything to compare it to. I was a sight gag more than anything else. So I can’t say it was one of those things where your life changes. When the movie came out, I had to ask for the night off at the bar. – Kevin Bacon
Jonathan Banks I honestly do feel – and I hope I don’t gag anybody if they read this – but I feel like I’m one of the luckiest people in the world. – Jonathan Banks
