If I sit down to write a joke about, whatever, the polluted Gulf of Mexico, it comes out mundane to me.
RON WHITEAll I know how to do is take what’s on my mind and spit it out funny. I don’t know what else I could do besides comedy.
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If you look at the common denominator of all the comics who have had big success, it’s being true to their nature… that’s what takes a long time to learn.
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As long as I stay engaged with everybody else, then I’ll create more comedy. It’s just when I shut off and stay at home… What helps me is just to keep moving.
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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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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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I have a very fun life. I don’t recommend it for anybody else, but it sure has been fun for me.
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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 don’t have a specific plan except for as long as people want to listen to me talk, I’m going to keep talking. I can’t imagine a life without doing standup.
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I believe everything creative is somewhat collaborative. If you’re a painter and someone stretches your canvas, it was collaborative on some level.
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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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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’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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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 always wanted to be a popular comedian.
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There have been times in my life that I’ve had a ton of vices, and my demons have run amok for years and years and years.
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