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.
RON WHITEI 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’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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People, when they go on stage, tend to be animated and try to force things out instead of relaxing and bringing it in.
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My shows are not all-the-way filthy, but they can be.
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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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The bulk of my fans are my age, and I’m aging at the same rate they are. That makes me relevant. They like hearing what I have to say. I work hard at it, but it’s addicting, really.
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I loved listening to laughter even as a little kid.
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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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I was so in love with the idea of making people laugh for a living that I didn’t care what I had to do to get there. Or how much money I was going to make when I did get there.
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My show is more storytelling now than it’s ever been. It’s what I’m good at.
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If you watch the ‘Blue Collar Comedy Tour,’ don’t expect that when you come see me by myself, ’cause it’s a little rougher.
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We always go out looking for live music after our shows.
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I write all of my material. It’s all me.
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I had the right to remain silent… but I didn’t have the ability.
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I would have rather been beat by a plumber than Kathy Griffin.
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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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