There’s no idea or concept in comedy you could do that hasn’t been attacked from some angle. But if you start leaving punchlines out so you’ll look cool, I don’t get that. But I don’t watch standup anyway, so I don’t know what they’re doing.
RON WHITEMovies are boring. It’s like watching paint dry. I did a little role in a movie, and it was eight lines. I was there for three days. It’s just horrible.
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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 only way to stay sharp is to do live shows. There is no part-time comedy.
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I was by far the least popular of the Blue Collar crew when we started. There was a definite pecking order, and everybody knew it.
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Mother, she likes the blue material just fine.
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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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I’m set up where I make a lot of money doing stand-up, and it’s easy.
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Diamonds – that’ll shut her up… for a minute!
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Anybody could say anything they want about me, and it literally never penetrates my skin.
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I write these shows one joke at a time. There’s no continuity. I do try to figure an order to the stories, but there’s not continuity.
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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 was a comedy fan when I was a little kid.
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I was a little one-trick pony. I do what I’ve always done. That’s really where my best stuff comes from. I don’t know how it happens. It just happens.
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I’m not willing to drag my fans down a road I don’t believe in. That’s just my one little principle. I’ve only got one, and that’s it.
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There’s no backlog of people we can fire for no reason and act as if they don’t exist.
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A killer Cuban restaurant with a giant cigar bar. Have me a Cuban sandwich. That’s just like heaven to me. I’m a simple man.
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I write all of my material. It’s all me.
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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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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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There’s not a pill you can take; there’s not a class you can go to. Stupid is forever.
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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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I don’t watch Comedy Central. I don’t enjoy it.
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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 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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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 could do no wrong in my mother’s eyes from the day I was born. My fans bought her a very nice house in San Antonio, and she has a great life.
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