My goal is just to become a better comedian.
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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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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I do live like a rock star, but it’s not as great as it sounds. It’s a lot of traveling.
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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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The only thing I really worry about is my live stand-up show because I have to answer to the fans.
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My shows are not all-the-way filthy, but they can be.
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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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I loved listening to laughter even as a little kid.
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I love Cincinnati, but you can keep that spaghetti chili product!
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I was talking to a guy who was holding his 18-month-old daughter with the only limb he had left, and he had a smile on his face. I thought, ‘I’m not even a 10th of this man.’
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I don’t like to do material people have heard. Now, they like to hear material that they know, because that’s the stuff that made me famous, and, unfortunately, I don’t do a ton of it.
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If you look at the common denominator of all the comics who have had big success, it’s being true to their nature… that’s what takes a long time to learn.
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You wanna get the truth out of me, get me hammered.
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You can’t fix stupid.
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The Majestic Theatre in San Antone is as good as it gets.
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Comedy is all about the pause.
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Anybody could say anything they want about me, and it literally never penetrates my skin.
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If you become famous and don’t have a live show to back it up, they’re not going to pay you any money.
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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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The way my brain processes information is quite odd. I mean, I have Attention Deficit Disorder and another learning disability I can’t even spell. I don’t even have a high school diploma. I’m smart, but you can’t prove it on paper.
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I begged the universe to make me a famous comedian, and it did. So I tend not to ask for any more.
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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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Mother, she likes the blue material just fine.
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Diamonds – that’ll shut her up… for a minute!
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I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that’s all I ever strived to do was get some recognition from my peers.
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Any time someone achieves success before they’ve earned it, it always comes back to haunt them.
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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.
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