I was a film-directing major at NYU. I'm still not sure why I became a directing major, when I was really an… — Billy Crystal Copy Share Image
As far as stand-ups go, I always loved Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, and Sinbad. Basically, I love black comedians because they're the… — Adam DeVine Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as a comedian, but as an artist, a scientist and chemist who just happens to be funny.… — Marlon Wayans Copy Share Image
I thought I better warn you that I am not one of those politically correct comedians, but it turns out that also… — Robin Ince Copy Share Image
I have a funny sense of humor. If I was a comedian and I was up on stage, people would think that's… — Lil B Copy Share Image
Many years ago, I was a young and, dare I say it, very hot new comedian. Maybe even the hottest of all… — Dominic Holland Copy Share Image
You have to realize, when you're a comedian, that you have to have a thick skin. And trust me, being onstage in… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
I think I have got a lot better as an interviewer. I let people talk now which is something you need to… — Alan Carr Copy Share Image
“He who writes books that aim to convince is a comedian, too, just a comedian. What has he got to offer others,… — J.M.G. Le Clézio Copy Share Image
Sometimes, as a comedian, a line will come to you, that is so beautiful, so perfect, that you think: I did not… — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
Dad made me laugh a lot. He was a real comedian. He had a real sarcastic sense of humour, he could really… — Julian Lennon Copy Share Image
I'm more of an older school comedian so Tommy Davidson still makes me laugh a lot no matter how many times I've… — Joe Torry Copy Share Image
A comedian, or any artist, needs their time to develop what they are doing. There has to be some respect for the… — Keenen Ivory Wayans Copy Share Image
I talked about everything, man. I've always written material that everyone can laugh at. I talked about growing up. I did a… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
Comedy shows in D.C. are so much fun. I think because of the intense area that is connected to politics that people… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
It used to be if you wanted to be a comedian, you used to just do sets. You'd go up three times… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
In my first stand-up acts there wasn't material even. You know, I'd go on stage and cry and read a Dear John… — Bobcat Goldthwait Copy Share Image
I'm an entertainer first. But I do as a stand up comedian, the way for me to evolve is to make a… — Ralphie May Copy Share Image
I try to think of myself as a struggling competitor or specialist at my craft, much like a singer, dancer, comedian, or… — Kai Greene Copy Share Image
I definitely talk about my love of metal to audiences, and I sort of realized it was always natural and never, 'Well,… — Brian Posehn Copy Share Image
If something's true you should be able discuss it or ask whether it's true. It helps me as a comedian. But it… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
Sometimes I don't want to go out and socialize; I just want to watch my favorite shows and comedians. But then I… — Josh Peck Copy Share Image
One thing as a comedian, even though throughout your entire year, you're growing and working on your material... you can feel like… — Matt Rife Copy Share Image
Only comedians can talk about death, life, God and Virgin Mary. If I was a tragic actor, I couldn't allow myself. But… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I mean, sometimes... a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
“Divorce is like surgery without anesthesia. You feel every cut, every tear, and it leaves you with scars you can't see, but… — Paul Hogan Copy Share Image
I started out as a stand-up comedian, where you have to be your own businessman. You have to go out there and… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
When I used to work the road, I remember I used to ask myself in the mirror, literally, like in a movie,… — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
I wasn't the good looking guy, I wasn't the hot chick, I wasn't the fat guy, I didn't have a catchphrase, I… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
I had no intention of becoming a comedian. I just wanted to make people happy. I tried everything-I shucked oysters, I painted… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
Of the many qualities I adore about Melissa McCarthy as a comedian and as a dramatic actor, the best is how fully… — Lisa Schwarzbaum Copy Share Image
The intention is to make people laugh, to make people happy. It's unselfish, it's in the service of others, and as a… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
Ambiguity around ambiguity is forgivable in an unpublished poet and expected of an arts student on the pull: for a professional comedian… — Robert Webb Copy Share Image
I remember 9/11; we had 'Comics Come Home' about a month after those events. That night, even the comedians were concerned. Would… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a comedian who has the pleasure of writing jokes about things that I actually care about, and… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
The most hardcore, edgiest comedian in the world has no desire to hurt people and make people have a bad evening. Everybody… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
I'm a comedian, and I like to work on my live show, and if I'm doing television, I don't have time to… — Ron White Copy Share Image
When you're in Hollywood and you're a comedian, everybody wants you to do other things. All right, you're a stand-up comedian, can… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
I am primarily a comedian. Sometimes I also do comedy about my cats. Now unless you find metaphors in cats, there is… — Varun Grover Copy Share Image
A lot of comics claimed to be political comedians when George W. Bush was in office just by calling him an idiot.… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
