My shows are not all-the-way filthy, but they can be.
RON WHITEBut I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It’s like anything else. It’s a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.
More Ron White Quotes
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If you become famous and don’t have a live show to back it up, they’re not going to pay you any money.
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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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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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The only way to stay sharp is to do live shows. There is no part-time comedy.
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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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There were years when I was a beer and tequila guy, then I got real fat. And then I found that you could actually go on a diet and drink scotch. Then I got hooked on scotch, and if you get hooked on scotch, then everything else just tastes wrong.
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I’ve never been one to look up the ladder. I’ve always looked down the ladder. As long as there’s one guy down there, I’m fine.
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Let’s face it: a lot of my material comes from the stuff that happens to me on the road.
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Mother, she likes the blue material just fine.
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The bulk of my fans are my age, and I’m aging at the same rate they are. That makes me relevant. They like hearing what I have to say. I work hard at it, but it’s addicting, really.
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I write all of my material. It’s all me.
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TV is a hard job. You work 15 hours a day. People tell you what to do. I hate to do it.
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My opening acts are always really strong because I need a guy who can take on a big, big crowd. Which is not that easy to do.
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I guarantee there’s people who watch television who have no idea how complicated it is to make a television show.
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I’m definitely guilty of thinking something is funny but thinking the audience won’t. Then three years later I will finally try it and it’ll kill them. I got to give them more credit.
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When I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable – onstage, talking, making ’em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.
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I loved listening to laughter even as a little kid.
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A killer Cuban restaurant with a giant cigar bar. Have me a Cuban sandwich. That’s just like heaven to me. I’m a simple man.
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I love Cincinnati, but you can keep that spaghetti chili product!
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I go through about 140 cities a year.
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When I was about 12 years old back in Houston, my Dad used to take us to the driving range.
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All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.
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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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A lot of people can find something to laugh at in my humor, I guess.
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The Majestic Theatre in San Antone is as good as it gets.
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There have been times in my life that I’ve had a ton of vices, and my demons have run amok for years and years and years.
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