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title: "7 Audience Wrong Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Audience Wrong quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Audience Wrong sayings and thoughts."
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> [As an actor, early on, you learn that the audience is never wrong. And if you think they are wrong, you need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/as-an-actor-early-on-you-learn-that-the-audience-is-never-wrong-and/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ee/william-h-macy-3931_actor_as-an-actor-early-on-you-learn-that-the_426872.jpg)

> [But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/but-the-audience-is-right-they-re-always-always-right-you-hear/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec9/william-friedkin-10094_advertising_but-the-audience-is-right-they-re-always_538965.jpg)

> [The audience is never wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-burnett/the-audience-is-never-wrong/)

[Carol Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-burnett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/carol-burnett-3457_audience_the-audience-is-never-wrong-784322_784322.png)

> [Comedy can always be taken the wrong way. If I do a bit that is meant to diffuse racism or sexism, Im…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-stanhope/comedy-can-always-be-taken-the-wrong-way-if-i-do-a-bit-that-is-meant/)

[Doug Stanhope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-stanhope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/223/doug-stanhope-1528_always_comedy-can-always-be-taken-the-wrong-way_1260395.png)

> [You listen to the audience. The audience is wrong individually and always right collectively. If they don't laugh, it isn't funny. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-stone/you-listen-to-the-audience-the-audience-is-wrong-individually-and/)

[Peter Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-stone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/peter-stone-31642_assessment_you-listen-to-the-audience-the-audience_1491997.png)

> [An audience is never wrong. An individual member of it may be an imbecile, but a thousand imbeciles together in the dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-wilder/an-audience-is-never-wrong-an-individual-member-of-it-may-be-an/)

[Billy Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-wilder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb8/billy-wilder-8818_audience_an-audience-is-never-wrong-an-individual_2103650.jpg)

> [A good stand-up, you lead the audience. You don't kowtow to the audience. Sometimes the audience is wrong. I always think the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zach-galifianakis/a-good-stand-up-you-lead-the-audience-you-don-t-kowtow-to-the/)

[Zach Galifianakis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zach-galifianakis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/zach-galifianakis-2916_audience_a-good-stand-up-you-lead-the-audience-yo_3161401.jpg)

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