I don’t know who in my family thinks very fast at all, including me. The things that people see me do onstage are written, so it doesn’t have to be very quick if you have all day with a pen.
RON WHITEMy show is more storytelling now than it’s ever been. It’s what I’m good at.
More Ron White Quotes
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You can tell on-stage when a joke’s starting to lose its pop. It doesn’t mean people don’t want to hear it anymore; it means I don’t want to do it anymore. Because I want to move on to something that has a knee-jerk reaction just like you get when you tell somebody a joke that they’ve never heard.
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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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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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Ultimately I’m the writer for me, but also, anytime one of my friends gets stuck with a bit, they can call me, and I’m pretty good at helping them get there.
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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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I don’t think we have a surplus of fine educators in this country that we can just start dropping them for no reason whatsoever.
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Anybody could say anything they want about me, and it literally never penetrates my skin.
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If I see someone out there mouthing the words to a bit, I’m not having fun.
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My shows are not all-the-way filthy, but they can be.
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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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When 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 didn’t get where I am today by worryin’ about how I’d feel tomorrow.
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I had the right to remain silent… but I didn’t have the ability.
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There’s not a pill you can take; there’s not a class you can go to. Stupid is forever.
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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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