I’d rather do a really good small part than a really bad big part.
RON WHITEI 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.’
More Ron White Quotes
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I’m definitely guilty of thinking something is funny but thinking the audience won’t. Then three years later I will finally try it and it’ll kill them. I got to give them more credit.
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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’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 was a comedy fan when I was a little kid.
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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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When I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable – onstage, talking, making ’em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.
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You can teach somebody how to be a brain surgeon, but you cannot teach them how to walk on a stage and make people laugh.
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You can’t fix stupid.
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I didn’t get where I am today by worryin’ about how I’d feel tomorrow.
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I think the world has their own good, clean, Christian comedy. They don’t need my help.
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The only way to stay sharp is to do live shows. There is no part-time comedy.
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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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Comedy is all about the pause.
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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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I write all of my material. It’s all me.
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