People, when they go on stage, tend to be animated and try to force things out instead of relaxing and bringing it in.
RON WHITEHere’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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When I was about 12 years old back in Houston, my Dad used to take us to the driving range.
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My goal is just to become a better comedian.
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It never dawned on me that I had the option of becoming a comedian. I come from a little dirt street town in northwest Texas, and they really don’t talk about the arts there much on career day.
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I don’t have a specific plan except for as long as people want to listen to me talk, I’m going to keep talking. I can’t imagine a life without doing standup.
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Everybody I know is a joke writer.
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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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I think honest communication, no matter where it comes from, is positive for a relationship.
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I was a comedy fan when I was a little kid.
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Comedy is great because there’s no overhead.
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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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All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.
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The only way to stay sharp is to do live shows. There is no part-time comedy.
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I’d rather do a really good small part than a really bad big part.
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There’s no idea or concept in comedy you could do that hasn’t been attacked from some angle. But if you start leaving punchlines out so you’ll look cool, I don’t get that. But I don’t watch standup anyway, so I don’t know what they’re doing.
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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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