I always found that the closer I got to who I really am, on stage, the more they responded to it.
RON WHITEI always wanted to be a popular comedian.
More Ron White Quotes
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I’ve been married a few times. I’m not good at it.
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If I sit down to write a joke about, whatever, the polluted Gulf of Mexico, it comes out mundane to me.
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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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I didn’t get where I am today by worryin’ about how I’d feel tomorrow.
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If I’m not in the theatre, I’m in an open mic night or doing a guest set at the Comedy Club, or whatever, just trying to develop stuff.
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Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty… mine’s putting in an express lane.
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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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The next time you have a thought… let it go.
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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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People are saying that I’m an alcoholic, and that’s not true, because I only drink when I work, and I’m a workaholic.
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I don’t know who in my family thinks very fast at all, including me. The things that people see me do onstage are written, so it doesn’t have to be very quick if you have all day with a pen.
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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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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’d rather do a really good small part than a really bad big part.
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You can’t fix stupid.
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