I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that’s all I ever strived to do was get some recognition from my peers.
RON WHITEIf I sit down to write a joke about, whatever, the polluted Gulf of Mexico, it comes out mundane to me.
More Ron White Quotes
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There’s no backlog of people we can fire for no reason and act as if they don’t exist.
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We always go out looking for live music after our shows.
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I don’t have a specific plan except for as long as people want to listen to me talk, I’m going to keep talking. I can’t imagine a life without doing standup.
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I get e-mail from all over the world, and from lawyers and doctors and whoever – plumbers and drywall hangers.
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I believe that a bad Super Bowl halftime show is still better than a soccer game.
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Any time someone achieves success before they’ve earned it, it always comes back to haunt them.
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I would have rather been beat by a plumber than Kathy Griffin.
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My uncle was a preacher, and I used to go watch him preach. He was also funny, so I’m very ‘preacher-ish’ on stage, not by intent but because that’s where I learned to talk in front of people.
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I’d rather do a really good small part than a really bad big part.
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All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.
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Comedy is all about the pause.
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Donald Trump – and I don’t dislike Donald one single bit – has no idea how good the Mexican people are at building tunnels.
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Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty… mine’s putting in an express lane.
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If I’m not in the theatre, I’m in an open mic night or doing a guest set at the Comedy Club, or whatever, just trying to develop stuff.
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I’m not willing to drag my fans down a road I don’t believe in. That’s just my one little principle. I’ve only got one, and that’s it.
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The only thing I really worry about is my live stand-up show because I have to answer to the fans.
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Comedy is great because there’s no overhead.
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I go through about 140 cities a year.
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Ultimately I’m the writer for me, but also, anytime one of my friends gets stuck with a bit, they can call me, and I’m pretty good at helping them get there.
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I don’t like to do material people have heard. Now, they like to hear material that they know, because that’s the stuff that made me famous, and, unfortunately, I don’t do a ton of it.
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Anybody could say anything they want about me, and it literally never penetrates my skin.
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You can’t fix stupid.
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I didn’t get where I am today by worryin’ about how I’d feel tomorrow.
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I have a very fun life. I don’t recommend it for anybody else, but it sure has been fun for me.
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You wanna get the truth out of me, get me hammered.
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I was a comedy fan when I was a little kid.
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