My biggest pet peeve, I guess, is other comedians criticizing Larry the Cable Guy.
RON WHITEWhen I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable – onstage, talking, making ’em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.
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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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My 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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There’s no backlog of people we can fire for no reason and act as if they don’t exist.
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My brain is like a cross between a colander and a Lazy Susan – thin, slow, and it leaks.
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I write all of my material. It’s all me.
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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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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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When I was about 12 years old back in Houston, my Dad used to take us to the driving range.
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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 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 would have rather been beat by a plumber than Kathy Griffin.
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I didn’t get where I am today by worryin’ about how I’d feel tomorrow.
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There have been times in my life that I’ve had a ton of vices, and my demons have run amok for years and years and years.
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Comedy is all about the pause.
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You wanna get the truth out of me, get me hammered.
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