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.’
RON WHITEMy goal is just to become a better comedian.
More Ron White Quotes
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Let’s face it: a lot of my material comes from the stuff that happens to me on the road.
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TV is a hard job. You work 15 hours a day. People tell you what to do. I hate to do it.
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I write all of my material. It’s all me.
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All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.
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I loved listening to laughter even as a little kid.
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I’ve been married a few times. I’m not good at it.
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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.
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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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I believe that a bad Super Bowl halftime show is still better than a soccer game.
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My life has been wild enough to derive all of the stories you need out of it. I’ve been through many, many years of behavioral problems, so I don’t really look outside for stories.
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Comedy is all about the pause.
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I would have rather been beat by a plumber than Kathy Griffin.
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But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It’s like anything else. It’s a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.
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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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I’d rather do a really good small part than a really bad big part.
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