The first thing I ever got my hands on was Andy Griffith’s ‘What It Was, Was Football.’ I was fascinated with the fact that every syllable made it funny, and I would laugh even though I didn’t know what any of it meant.
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.
More Ron White Quotes
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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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You can’t fix stupid.
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Movies 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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There’s no backlog of people we can fire for no reason and act as if they don’t exist.
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There were years when I was a beer and tequila guy, then I got real fat. And then I found that you could actually go on a diet and drink scotch. Then I got hooked on scotch, and if you get hooked on scotch, then everything else just tastes wrong.
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My goal is just to become a better comedian.
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When I was about 12 years old back in Houston, my Dad used to take us to the driving range.
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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 always wanted to be a popular comedian.
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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 watch Comedy Central. I don’t enjoy it.
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I loved listening to laughter even as a little kid.
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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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Think of The Rontourage as the Ron White Channel, where you can see us getting into trouble in all kinds of different places.
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I believe that a bad Super Bowl halftime show is still better than a soccer game.
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