Comedy is great because there’s no overhead.
RON WHITEMy 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 always wanted to be a popular comedian.
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I still love to walk on stage and make people laugh, and I work very, very hard at it, and I take it seriously.
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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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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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I believe everything creative is somewhat collaborative. If you’re a painter and someone stretches your canvas, it was collaborative on some level.
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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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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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Anybody could say anything they want about me, and it literally never penetrates my skin.
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I’ve been married a few times. I’m not good at it.
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Comedy is all about the pause.
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I’m not the judge of who that is, but I am a believer that no debt in the universe goes unpaid. If you try to buy early, you’ll pay late.
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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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I believe everything creative is somewhat collaborative.
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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 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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