I really understood a lot more about comedy after listening to Bill Hicks, who died at 32 years old. He’s probably the best comedian who ever lived. Although you can’t say that because of Carlin, Cosby and Pryor.
RON WHITEDiamonds – that’ll shut her up… for a minute!
More Ron White Quotes
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A lot of people can find something to laugh at in my humor, I guess.
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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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I write these shows one joke at a time. There’s no continuity. I do try to figure an order to the stories, but there’s not continuity.
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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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I’d rather do a really good small part than a really bad big part.
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My opening acts are always really strong because I need a guy who can take on a big, big crowd. Which is not that easy to do.
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I think honest communication, no matter where it comes from, is positive for a relationship.
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I get e-mail from all over the world, and from lawyers and doctors and whoever – plumbers and drywall hangers.
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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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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 believe that a bad Super Bowl halftime show is still better than a soccer game.
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There have been times when I played more than others, but I’ve been a road comic for a quarter of a century, so I’ve always played golf on the road because you have a lot of time to kill.
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Diamonds – that’ll shut her up… for a minute!
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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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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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