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.
RON WHITEI’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.
More Ron White Quotes
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It never dawned on me that I had the option of becoming a comedian. I come from a little dirt street town in northwest Texas, and they really don’t talk about the arts there much on career day.
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If I sit down to write a joke about, whatever, the polluted Gulf of Mexico, it comes out mundane to me.
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I think honest communication, no matter where it comes from, is positive for a relationship.
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I go through about 140 cities a year.
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Anything I write that I consider stage-quality work, I won’t give my TV show. I put it in my live show.
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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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My show is more storytelling now than it’s ever been. It’s what I’m good at.
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Somebody the other day had a review, called me ‘America’s reprobate.’ And I don’t even know what that means, but I kinda like the way it sounds.
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I 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.
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The Majestic Theatre in San Antone is as good as it gets.
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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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I was a little one-trick pony. I do what I’ve always done. That’s really where my best stuff comes from. I don’t know how it happens. It just happens.
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I could do no wrong in my mother’s eyes from the day I was born. My fans bought her a very nice house in San Antonio, and she has a great life.
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I’ve gathered some of my close musical and comedian friends, and we’re going to see if we can’t bring a few laughs to these soldiers, raise some money, and hopefully lift their spirits.
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My biggest pet peeve, I guess, is other comedians criticizing Larry the Cable Guy.
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