I believe everything creative is somewhat collaborative.
RON WHITEI 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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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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Let’s face it: a lot of my material comes from the stuff that happens to me on the road.
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I don’t do talk shows or go on Dr. Phil’s show. He’s a friend of mine, and, no, he doesn’t give me any advice. He doesn’t give solicited advice.
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If I see someone out there mouthing the words to a bit, I’m not having fun.
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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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All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.
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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 a comedy fan when I was a little kid.
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I’d rather do a really good small part than a really bad big part.
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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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The Majestic Theatre in San Antone is as good as it gets.
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You can tell on-stage when a joke’s starting to lose its pop. It doesn’t mean people don’t want to hear it anymore; it means I don’t want to do it anymore. Because I want to move on to something that has a knee-jerk reaction just like you get when you tell somebody a joke that they’ve never heard.
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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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All 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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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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