My goal is just to become a better comedian.
RON WHITEIt went from Bob Newhart to Flip Wilson to Bill Cosby to Richard Pryor to George Carlin to Cheech and Chong. I had all these records.
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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’m definitely guilty of thinking something is funny but thinking the audience won’t. Then three years later I will finally try it and it’ll kill them. I got to give them more credit.
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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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I get e-mail from all over the world, and from lawyers and doctors and whoever – plumbers and drywall hangers.
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I’ve got a role in the new Billy Bob Thornton movie that Billy Bob wrote and is going to direct called ‘Jayne Mansfield’s Car.’ I only have four scenes, but I have as much dialogue as anybody in the movie.
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I started selling out comedy clubs before I got to town with no advertising. I was selling out theaters just on the rumor that I was going to be there.
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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 biggest pet peeve, I guess, is other comedians criticizing Larry the Cable Guy.
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I was always a funny guy. I don’t think anybody that makes it to this level of stand-up wasn’t a funny guy when they were young.
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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 always found that the closer I got to who I really am, on stage, the more they responded to it.
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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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My favorite bands are the Allman Brothers and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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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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