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.
RON WHITEThere’s not a pill you can take; there’s not a class you can go to. Stupid is forever.
More Ron White Quotes
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I believe everything creative is somewhat collaborative.
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Everybody I know is a joke writer.
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I would have rather been beat by a plumber than Kathy Griffin.
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It went from Bob Newhart to Flip Wilson to Bill Cosby to Richard Pryor to George Carlin to Cheech and Chong. I had all these records.
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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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If you become famous and don’t have a live show to back it up, they’re not going to pay you any money.
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I was always a funny guy. I don’t think anybody that makes it to this level of stand-up wasn’t a funny guy when they were young.
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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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Television is 15 hour days. Movies are 18 hour days. And it’s 18 hours of doing not a thing.
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I was desperate for new material, so anything I can write a joke about that works is in the act. No matter who it offends, or who it bothers – doesn’t matter if its something my wife hates.
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I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that’s all I ever strived to do was get some recognition from my peers.
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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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If I see someone out there mouthing the words to a bit, I’m not having fun.
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A lot of people can find something to laugh at in my humor, I guess.
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I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade… And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.
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I go through about 140 cities a year.
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Pace, rhythm and timing. Pace, rhythm and timing is what it’s about. The content’s got to be great, but then it’s got to be delivered. It’s a tricky thing to do, and it takes a lot of work.
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You know, my first album, some of those jokes I’d done for twelve years because I couldn’t throw ’em out.
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I’ve asked these guys in rock bands with all the 18-wheelers driving to the venue how they make money. I just don’t understand it. But I don’t understand a lot of things.
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My goal is just to become a better comedian.
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You wanna get the truth out of me, get me hammered.
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There were years when I was a beer and tequila guy, then I got real fat. And then I found that you could actually go on a diet and drink scotch. Then I got hooked on scotch, and if you get hooked on scotch, then everything else just tastes wrong.
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My favorite bands are the Allman Brothers and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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I begged the universe to make me a famous comedian, and it did. So I tend not to ask for any more.
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The Majestic Theatre in San Antone is as good as it gets.
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My biggest pet peeve, I guess, is other comedians criticizing Larry the Cable Guy.
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