Me, as myself, I don’t think I’m particularly funny. But I’ve noticed that people in my life always have found me amusing. Which, when I was little, really bothered me. Madeline Kahn

Laughter is a strange response. I mean, what is it? It’s a spasm of some kind! Is that always joy? It’s very often discomfort. It’s some sort of explosive reaction. It’s very complex. Madeline Kahn

I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it’s the truth. I love my work, but it ain’t easy. Madeline Kahn

In Hollywood I thought I was large and klutzy, like the characters I played. Madeline Kahn

Fun is carefree. I am not carefree. Madeline Kahn

From inside where I live, I feel like I just perceive events in a certain rational way. I often find it sad or poignant, and it may not make me laugh a bit. But I don’t mind inventing a portrait that allows others to laugh if that’s what they want to do. Madeline Kahn

Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment. Madeline Kahn