The first thing I ever got my hands on was Andy Griffith’s ‘What It Was, Was Football.’ I was fascinated with the fact that every syllable made it funny, and I would laugh even though I didn’t know what any of it meant.
RON WHITEAnybody could say anything they want about me, and it literally never penetrates my skin.
More Ron White Quotes
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People, when they go on stage, tend to be animated and try to force things out instead of relaxing and bringing it in.
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I go to more open mic nights than open mikers.
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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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My brain is like a cross between a colander and a Lazy Susan – thin, slow, and it leaks.
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I’m set up where I make a lot of money doing stand-up, and it’s easy.
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I guarantee there’s people who watch television who have no idea how complicated it is to make a television show.
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If you watch the ‘Blue Collar Comedy Tour,’ don’t expect that when you come see me by myself, ’cause it’s a little rougher.
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I don’t watch Comedy Central. I don’t enjoy it.
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Television is 15 hour days. Movies are 18 hour days. And it’s 18 hours of doing not a thing.
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Diamonds – that’ll shut her up… for a minute!
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Ultimately I’m the writer for me, but also, anytime one of my friends gets stuck with a bit, they can call me, and I’m pretty good at helping them get there.
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I do a lot of gay-friendly stuff in my show, and men, women, they all love it. I practice non-judgment in my daily life and hope other people do the same thing.
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The way my brain processes information is quite odd. I mean, I have Attention Deficit Disorder and another learning disability I can’t even spell. I don’t even have a high school diploma. I’m smart, but you can’t prove it on paper.
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Anybody could say anything they want about me, and it literally never penetrates my skin.
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I was talking to a guy who was holding his 18-month-old daughter with the only limb he had left, and he had a smile on his face. I thought, ‘I’m not even a 10th of this man.’
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