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.
RON WHITEI don’t do talk shows or go on Dr. Phil’s show. He’s a friend of mine, and, no, he doesn’t give me any advice. He doesn’t give solicited advice.
More Ron White Quotes
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I always found that the closer I got to who I really am, on stage, the more they responded to it.
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My brain is like a cross between a colander and a Lazy Susan – thin, slow, and it leaks.
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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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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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Comedy is all about the pause.
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You can tell on-stage when a joke’s starting to lose its pop. It doesn’t mean people don’t want to hear it anymore; it means I don’t want to do it anymore. Because I want to move on to something that has a knee-jerk reaction just like you get when you tell somebody a joke that they’ve never heard.
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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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When I was about 12 years old back in Houston, my Dad used to take us to the driving range.
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If you watch the ‘Blue Collar Comedy Tour,’ don’t expect that when you come see me by myself, ’cause it’s a little rougher.
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I don’t know who in my family thinks very fast at all, including me. The things that people see me do onstage are written, so it doesn’t have to be very quick if you have all day with a pen.
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I was a huge fan of comedy when I was a child.
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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 was by far the least popular of the Blue Collar crew when we started. There was a definite pecking order, and everybody knew it.
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I believe everything creative is somewhat collaborative.
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I was so in love with the idea of making people laugh for a living that I didn’t care what I had to do to get there. Or how much money I was going to make when I did get there.
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