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Bill Burr97 quotes“For aspiring comedians? Don’t listen to me. Just go on stage and do what you think is funny.”
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A little good advice, a little bad advice.You go to Las Vegas, there’s like a devil and a devil and they’re just battling it out the whole time. It’s like, “Smoke some crack!” “Get a hooker!” And then I go, “YEA! Yea, this is a good town. Smoke some crack and get a hooker! Alright!”
Bill BurrBill Burr You’re a kid, your whole life is awesome. It’s awesome, right? You had no money, no ID, no cell phone, no nothing, no keys to the house. You just ran outside into the woods. You weren’t scared of nothing. I challenge you to do that as an adult.
Bill BurrBill Burr Something that’s going to get the blood going. Or you can let those thoughts take you right down the rabbit hole.
Bill BurrBill Burr I’ve battled with that type of stuff, but what I’ve found is that by doing stand-up, I’ve actually learned about depression and how to combat it. I don’t have clinical, but I’ve definitely had my bouts with it.
Bill BurrBill Burr You know, it wasn’t even that I’m a funny guy, I just loved stand-up comedy and I wanted to do it. It was one of the few things in my life that I knew I was going to be able to do, and I also felt as though I’d be able to do it the way I wanted to do it.
Bill BurrBill Burr I think it’s a privilege to be able to fly to somewhere where people want to see my show.
Bill BurrBill Burr When you say, “there’s no reason [to hit a woman]” that kills any examination as to how two people ended up at that place. When you say, “there’s no reason,” you cut out the build-up and you’re just left with the act. How you gonna solve it if you don’t figure it out?
Bill BurrBill Burr I used to think you had to live this miserable life and that that would make you funnier, but you don’t. The misery will come. The misery will find you.
Bill BurrBill Burr I do my podcast on Mondays for a specific reason. A lot of people go to work and don’t like their jobs. If you give people something to laugh about, it’s good.
Bill BurrBill Burr Deny your emotions and act like you have answers
Bill BurrBill Burr I am so pro-swine flu it’s – it’s like ridiculous.
Bill BurrBill Burr I couldn’t trash [Adolf] Hitler enough. Poor bastards, they make all these contributions to the automotive industry, aeronautics, space – but you pick one wrong guy and it’s all out the window. They’re never gonna live that one down.
Bill BurrBill Burr I am so pro-swine flu… I want it. We need a plague. It’s got to happen; don’t be afraid. It’s only going to kill the weak.
Bill BurrBill Burr The first guy who got Aids was a French flight attendant. How you like that Frenchie! You know when I come back and run for office, that may be the one that comes back and haunts me.
Bill BurrBill Burr I’ve had a great time on the road, I would say shooting guns with a silencer in Jacksonville, Fla.
Bill BurrBill Burr The only time I get sick of making people laugh is when I’m in a non-writing-joke mode, and I just can’t seem to come up with anything new that’s funny. That’s a tough place to be as a comedian.
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