I always found that the closer I got to who I really am, on stage, the more they responded to it.
RON WHITEI 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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But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It’s like anything else. It’s a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.
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I do a lot of gay-friendly stuff in my show, and men, women, they all love it. I practice non-judgment in my daily life and hope other people do the same thing.
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The next time you have a thought… let it go.
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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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Somebody the other day had a review, called me ‘America’s reprobate.’ And I don’t even know what that means, but I kinda like the way it sounds.
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My goal is just to become a better comedian.
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I’d rather do a really good small part than a really bad big part.
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Anybody could say anything they want about me, and it literally never penetrates my skin.
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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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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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All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.
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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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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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Everybody I know is a joke writer.
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I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that’s all I ever strived to do was get some recognition from my peers.
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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 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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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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My biggest pet peeve, I guess, is other comedians criticizing Larry the Cable Guy.
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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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It 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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The Majestic Theatre in San Antone is as good as it gets.
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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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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 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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Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty… mine’s putting in an express lane.
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