I begged the universe to make me a famous comedian, and it did. So I tend not to ask for any more.
RON WHITEAs 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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I always found that the closer I got to who I really am, on stage, the more they responded to it.
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My goal is just to become a better comedian.
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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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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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My show is more storytelling now than it’s ever been. It’s what I’m good at.
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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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I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade… And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.
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My opening acts are always really strong because I need a guy who can take on a big, big crowd. Which is not that easy to do.
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I was a comedy fan when I was a little kid.
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Here’s how I operate. When I see something I like, 20 years later, I ask her brother for her phone number. She don’t even see me coming.
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My shows are not all-the-way filthy, but they can be.
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A lot of people can find something to laugh at in my humor, I guess.
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I’ve asked these guys in rock bands with all the 18-wheelers driving to the venue how they make money. I just don’t understand it. But I don’t understand a lot of things.
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Mother, she likes the blue material just fine.
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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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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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I was a huge fan of comedy when I was a child.
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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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I write all of my material. It’s all me.
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I could do no wrong in my mother’s eyes from the day I was born. My fans bought her a very nice house in San Antonio, and she has a great life.
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If I’m not in the theatre, I’m in an open mic night or doing a guest set at the Comedy Club, or whatever, just trying to develop stuff.
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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 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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I would have rather been beat by a plumber than Kathy Griffin.
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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 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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