People, when they go on stage, tend to be animated and try to force things out instead of relaxing and bringing it in.
RON WHITEI go to more open mic nights than open mikers.
More Ron White Quotes
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My uncle was a preacher, and I used to go watch him preach. He was also funny, so I’m very ‘preacher-ish’ on stage, not by intent but because that’s where I learned to talk in front of people.
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My biggest pet peeve, I guess, is other comedians criticizing Larry the Cable Guy.
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I had the right to remain silent… but I didn’t have the ability.
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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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There are two kinds of comics; there are the ones who build bridges, and then there are the people who walk across the bridges as though they built them. The bridge builders are few and far between.
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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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That’s the beauty of being a straight-to-DVD star. It really helps you stay under the media’s radar.
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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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You wanna get the truth out of me, get me hammered.
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Somebody the other day had a review, called me ‘America’s reprobate.’ And I don’t even know what that means, but I kinda like the way it sounds.
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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 got a role in the new Billy Bob Thornton movie that Billy Bob wrote and is going to direct called ‘Jayne Mansfield’s Car.’ I only have four scenes, but I have as much dialogue as anybody in the movie.
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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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I really understood a lot more about comedy after listening to Bill Hicks, who died at 32 years old. He’s probably the best comedian who ever lived. Although you can’t say that because of Carlin, Cosby and Pryor.
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I was a comedy fan when I was a little kid.
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