Comedian Quotes - Page 36

• I wanted to be a tragedienne. I only wanted sad parts. When mother read the press notices when I was on the road, saying I was a 'comedienne,' the tears rolled down my cheeks. I thought comedians had to have black on their faces, or red beards.

  Dorothy Gish

  Mother, Black, Tears

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I grew up in a food-obsessed Italian family, so food was always front and center in my life. I was a food obsessed person who morphed into a comedian and tried to figure out a way to make fun of my cake and eat it too.

  Nadia Giosia

  Fun, Italian, Cake

  "World Chefs: No-nonsense food with a pinch of punk". Interview with Dorene Internicola, www.reuters.com. August 16, 2011.

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• I've found nothing but support and generosity from older comics. I think comedians are a lot nicer than the stigma is, at least from my experience.

  Bo Burnham

  Thinking, Generosity, Support

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• Appurv Gupta brings you a unique point of view that no other comedian in India does. Well worth a watch.

  Papa CJ

  Unique, Views, India

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• Of the many qualities I adore about Melissa McCarthy as a comedian and as a dramatic actor, the best is how fully she gives herself to every character she plays.

  Lisa Schwarzbaum

  Character, Play, Giving

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• You learn to laugh at yourself and you also lean on comedy as a crutch to kind of take the edge off because comedians often are self-deprecating and they cross lines that they shouldn't. Stuff like that brings a smile to my face every once in a while when needed.

  John Cena

  Self, Laughing, Lines

  "CS Interview: WWE Superstar John Cena Slams Amy Schumer in Trainwreck". Interview with Edward Douglas, www.comingsoon.net. July 14, 2015.

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• Because you make me laugh don't make you a comic. A comedian is a person who, that's how they make their living.

  Dick Gregory

  Laughing, Make Me Laugh, Comic

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• If i wouldn't have done comedy, I would have been a teacher. I was really good when I took an exploratory teaching class in high school, at getting kids' attention, and delivering lesson plans. Though my principal even told me that this was what I was meant to do. And that being a big-mouth comedian was a waste of time.

  Gabriel Iglesias

  Teacher, Teaching, Kids

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. July 11, 2014.

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• I'm a comedian and there are a lot of things I'm still learning. I love one liners because I love smart jokes. I also don't like complaining about society or whining about my life on stage.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  Smart, Complaining, One Line

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. July 9, 2013.

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• My advice is: to try and stay really true to the things that make YOU laugh, as opposed to trying to create a character that you think is funny. Some comedians get into bad habits when they are trying to create something that is not them, and they are trying to write a voice that isn't their true voice.

  Dane Cook

  Writing, Character, Thinking

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• You have to realize, when you're a comedian, that you have to have a thick skin. And trust me, being onstage in front of people is already difficult enough. Somebody's personal attack in an email is not as hard as getting onstage.

  Dane Cook

  People, Skins, Email

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• Ex-girlfriends will find themselves in my new routine. Sometimes they like that, and sometimes they definitely do not. But comedians should come with a giant warning or disclaimer: IF YOU DATE ME, IT WILL BE IN MY ACT.

  Dane Cook

  Girlfriend, Giants, Routine

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• Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they're socially callous.

  Dave Chappelle

  People, Earth, Sensitive

  "Dave Chappelle Is Back (This Time We're 100% Sure It's Maybe Totally for Real)". Interview with Anthony Green, www.gq.com. November 12, 2014.

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• Every comedian is just doing the comedy they find funny. This is me and it's not clean in any way. I could get a lot more work on TV playing clean but it's never interesting.

  Jim Jefferies

  Interesting, Way, Tvs

  Source: www.complex.com

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• I always wanted to give people the more exciting version of what I think a comedian should be - because I didn't grow up with comics, I grew up with rock 'n' roll. And when I saw a lot of comics, no matter how good they might have been material-wise, I would get a little bored with them after 10 minutes, only because I feel comedians don't really know performance.

  Andrew Dice Clay

  Wise, Growing Up, Thinking

  Source: www.slate.com

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• I don't have a lot of recreation time. I've always been under the assumption that if you're selling tickets you need to work. The kind of success that's happened to me maybe only happens to one comedian every twenty years and so I'm on the road constantly.

  Larry the Cable Guy

  Years, Twenties, Needs

  Source: www.huskermax.com

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• I've found, across the board, that comedians have been very respectful and kind to me. And that seems to stem from the fact that they are just respectful and kind people in general. Comedians get a bad rap for being dark and anti-social I think.

  Bo Burnham

  Rap, Dark, Thinking

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• I never felt like I was stealing anyone's fans as much as I was introducing some younger people to comedy who will eventually find tons of other comedians that they love.

  Bo Burnham

  People, Fans, Comedy

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• I'm friends with a lot of comedians, but we don't talk about material. Most comedians I know don't watch a lot of other comedy.

  Bo Burnham

  Watches, Comedy, Materials

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• I'm a standup comedian who gets to act. I'm never going to not do standup. I love doing it and when I go through periods where I'm doing a lot of acting work, I still do standup.

  Bill Burr

  Acting, Periods, Stills

  Source: brightestyoungthings.com

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• I used to think of myself as a comedian. I've always admired comedians. Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There's a liberation in that.

  Al Pacino

  Thinking, People, Mind

  Lawrence Grobel, Al Pacino (2008). “Al Pacino”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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• If you call me a comedian I will be very grateful. I will thank you profoundly. No, I love doing comedy. It's fun once in a while to do a serious part but I really enjoy doing comedy because I love to laugh.

  Betty White

  Fun, Grateful, Laughing

  Source: www.smh.com.au

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• I first wanted to be a comedian when I was six or seven and my dad showed me Laurel and Hardy's "Perfect Day" on tv.

  Will Smith

  Dad, Perfect Days, Firsts

  Source: www.getreadytorock.com

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• I never had the confidence to say I was going to be in front of the camera as a comedian until I saw Eddie Murphy years later.

  Chris Rock

  Years, Cameras, Saws

  Source: www.oprah.com

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• Though part of me had always wanted to be a comedian, another part of me had always wanted to be Bryant Gumbel or Dan Rather.

  Chris Rock

  Wanted

  Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. June 2002.

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