Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty… mine’s putting in an express lane.
RON WHITEYou can teach somebody how to be a brain surgeon, but you cannot teach them how to walk on a stage and make people laugh.
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I’m not the judge of who that is, but I am a believer that no debt in the universe goes unpaid. If you try to buy early, you’ll pay late.
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I believe everything creative is somewhat collaborative. If you’re a painter and someone stretches your canvas, it was collaborative on some level.
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I was a huge fan of comedy when I was a child.
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I really understood a lot more about comedy after listening to Bill Hicks, who died at 32 years old. He’s probably the best comedian who ever lived. Although you can’t say that because of Carlin, Cosby and Pryor.
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There have been times when I played more than others, but I’ve been a road comic for a quarter of a century, so I’ve always played golf on the road because you have a lot of time to kill.
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Movies are boring. It’s like watching paint dry. I did a little role in a movie, and it was eight lines. I was there for three days. It’s just horrible.
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We always go out looking for live music after our shows.
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My biggest pet peeve, I guess, is other comedians criticizing Larry the Cable Guy.
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A lot of people can find something to laugh at in my humor, I guess.
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I think honest communication, no matter where it comes from, is positive for a relationship.
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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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I want my fans to feel like we’re always in touch. Because without ’em, I wouldn’t be able to do any of this.
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I had the right to remain silent… but I didn’t have the ability.
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That’s the beauty of being a straight-to-DVD star. It really helps you stay under the media’s radar.
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The way my brain processes information is quite odd. I mean, I have Attention Deficit Disorder and another learning disability I can’t even spell. I don’t even have a high school diploma. I’m smart, but you can’t prove it on paper.
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All I know how to do is take what’s on my mind and spit it out funny. I don’t know what else I could do besides comedy.
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My shows are not all-the-way filthy, but they can be.
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You can teach somebody how to be a brain surgeon, but you cannot teach them how to walk on a stage and make people laugh.
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I love Cincinnati, but you can keep that spaghetti chili product!
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You know, my first album, some of those jokes I’d done for twelve years because I couldn’t throw ’em out.
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The first thing I ever got my hands on was Andy Griffith’s ‘What It Was, Was Football.’ I was fascinated with the fact that every syllable made it funny, and I would laugh even though I didn’t know what any of it meant.
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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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There’s no backlog of people we can fire for no reason and act as if they don’t exist.
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Pace, rhythm and timing. Pace, rhythm and timing is what it’s about. The content’s got to be great, but then it’s got to be delivered. It’s a tricky thing to do, and it takes a lot of work.
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Mother, she likes the blue material just fine.
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The Majestic Theatre in San Antone is as good as it gets.
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