If I can sell out clubs and theaters and play dirtbags in movies, and get blown up in a car or get the crap beat out of me in a movie, that’s good for me; I’m good.
BILL BURRIt’s just if one person says anything it becomes click bait and then they start talking about the comedy climate which is hilarious, so no.
More Bill Burr Quotes
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I actually had the urge to elbow an elderly lady today.
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Only an adult with dying dreams can appreciate how awesome it is to have a dog.
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I don’t think people know what hygienist means.
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I’m not going to lie. I am a psycho. Luckily, I get most of it out on stage.
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I was scared to death because for the comics of my generation, HBO specials are like the pinnacle. I’m thinking of all these unbelievable comedians I’ve seen on HBO: Chris Rock, George Carlin, Damon Wayans, Richard Pryor and Billy Crystal.
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Let’s go to Brunch. What a great idea! Why would you want to sleep in on a Sunday when you can go pay $18 for eggs? Now, you’re thinking.
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Well probably the coolest show of that whole tour was in Germany. I had a chunk of material on [Adolf] Hitler, and I was worried about how they’d react, but they loved it.
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I think I know how to raise a kid. You just play catch with ’em. You just talk about life, and you distract them by throwing the ball. They don’t even notice that you’re filling up their heads with your theories.
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Carnegie Hall is as good as they say it is. It’s not like Stonehenge which looks great in books but then you go there and it’s a pile of rocks next to a highway. There’s actually a highway right next to it, but you don’t see that in pictures.
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Deny your emotions and act like you have answers
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If you get a chance to go outside of the country, you start examining where you’re from and some of the thought processes.
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As a big music fan, England is an amazing place to go.
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If you try to deliver a funny line in a funny way, it comes out as wacky and you ruin the scene.
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I wasn’t the good looking guy, I wasn’t the hot chick, I wasn’t the fat guy, I didn’t have a catchphrase, I didn’t wear a silly hat. I was just trying to improve as a comedian.
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For aspiring comedians? Don’t listen to me. Just go on stage and do what you think is funny.
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