Bill Burr on acting
Bill Burr97 quotes“I’m a standup comedian who gets to act. I’m never going to not do standup. I love doing it and when I go through periods where I’m doing a lot of acting work, I still do standup.”
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I bet The Walking Dead gets really low ratings out in Montana, just because all they need to do is look out their f-king window, am I right?
Bill BurrBill Burr Like most comics, I tried to come up with a sitcom idea that was based around my life. And it didn’t work out. But maybe because it didn’t work out, that’s why I ended up on ‘Breaking Bad;’ I don’t know.
Bill BurrBill Burr Actually they [ Netflix] were telling us to push it further and I’ve never gotten a nod like that from anybody in the industry, so it’s been awesome to work with them. I’m very happy where we’re at.
Bill BurrBill Burr 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.
Bill BurrBill Burr I still remember the first gig where I got people going, it was Rascals in New Jersey, and the place was packed. I was scared. People were expecting me to be funny. I gotta be honest, every time I walk into a club, it’s that same fear.
Bill BurrBill Burr Pitbulls are like a gun you can pet.
Bill BurrBill Burr I love doing radio, and I love doing stand-up, obviously.
Bill BurrBill Burr Being a comedian is an incredible thing, but it can be scary sometimes.
Bill BurrBill Burr Everyone should just drive out to the Mojave Desert and just experience it, and it’s a fun place to live.
Bill BurrBill Burr I keep doing specials because I think there are a lot of people who make movies and TV who are fans of comedy – if they start to like you, they’ll get a project going and call you in.
Bill BurrBill Burr I enjoy collaborating with other people.
Bill BurrBill Burr London was like that too. It was that time of year when all the rich kids with the oil money have their cars shipped over.
Bill BurrBill Burr My favorite kind of humor is basically, if it was happening to you, it wouldn’t be funny, but to observe it, it’s hilarious.
Bill BurrBill Burr If you get a chance to go outside of the country, you start examining where you’re from and some of the thought processes.
Bill BurrBill Burr If you try to deliver a funny line in a funny way, it comes out as wacky and you ruin the scene.
Bill BurrBill Burr I consider Ric Flair to be one of the great comedic minds. But I never got to see him growing up because that was back when they still had territories.
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