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.
RON WHITEI’d rather do a really good small part than a really bad big part.
More Ron White Quotes
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My life has been wild enough to derive all of the stories you need out of it. I’ve been through many, many years of behavioral problems, so I don’t really look outside for stories.
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I have a very fun life. I don’t recommend it for anybody else, but it sure has been fun for me.
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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 was by far the least popular of the Blue Collar crew when we started. There was a definite pecking order, and everybody knew it.
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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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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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I always wanted to be a popular comedian.
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I believe that a bad Super Bowl halftime show is still better than a soccer game.
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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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I was desperate for new material, so anything I can write a joke about that works is in the act. No matter who it offends, or who it bothers – doesn’t matter if its something my wife hates.
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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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I go through about 140 cities a year.
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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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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 want my fans to feel like we’re always in touch. Because without ’em, I wouldn’t be able to do any of this.
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