I wanted people to know that my grandmother was the reason…

My dad pushed me really hard as a kid because he understood that I could be great. He saw the drive that I possessed,…

— Caris LeVert

I didn't actually even really know my grandmother; I must have been 3 or 4 when she died.

— Leandra Medine

In almost the same way you know what your grandmother looks and sounds like, you know what Bruce Willis looks and sounds like.

— Rian Johnson

“Too many men have died in the name of old age. I know, because my grandmother was one of them.”

— Jarod Kintz

You know what my grandmother said, eventually: 'When a man beats you, he doesn't like you. He has women issues and it starts probably…

— Michel'le

In terms of people that I know, my grandmother and my mother are huge influences on my writing life because they are both massively…

— Tea Obreht

I would lie, because no one would know me anyway. My grandmother convinced me to be proud of what I do.

— Andy Hallett

I did comedy shows and the only thing beating out my fights were my comedy shows. The entertainment I was providing was ridiculous. They…

— Bob Sapp

My dad always said to me, 'You have got to work,' so I constantly worked and did comedy tours.

— Lee Evans

Never in a million years did I get into comedy to make anyone upset.

— Sarah Sherman

I feel I don't get credit enough for it, the pioneering I did in comedy.

— John Leguizamo

I did not go into comedy to escape anything. I went into comedy because I had parents who thought it was a reputable way…

— Seth Meyers

I only did the comedy thing because I just thought I could do it better than anyone else at the time. And I was…

— Keith Allen

In fact, I get angry when people laugh at me. I go to the airport and the ground hostess starts laughing at me when…

— Johnny Lever

People are amazed that I do comedy. I always did comedy.

— Sigourney Weaver