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title: "8 Comic Doing Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Comic Doing quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Comic Doing sayings and thoughts."
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> [I just try to keep myself a traditionalist. I liked being an underground comic doing my thing. I want to maintain that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zach-galifianakis/i-just-try-to-keep-myself-a-traditionalist-i-liked-being-an/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/zach-galifianakis-2916_comic_i-just-try-to-keep-myself-a-traditionali_186852.jpg)

> [Hellboy was entirely the comic I wish someone much more talented than I was doing, because I would have been a huge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mignola/hellboy-was-entirely-the-comic-i-wish-someone-much-more-talented-than/)

[Mike Mignola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mignola/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a6/mike-mignola-26096_comic_hellboy-was-entirely-the-comic-i-wish-so_201471.jpg)

> [I tell the stories in front of audiences and wait for something to happen. It's similar to a standup comic doing his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-munsch/i-tell-the-stories-in-front-of-audiences-and-wait-for-something-to/)

[Robert Munsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-munsch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef9/robert-munsch-33207_audience_i-tell-the-stories-in-front-of-audiences_704480.jpg)

> [I don't see myself as a stand-up comic doing cynical, mean-spirited or disrespectful stuff. I'm very aware that I don't like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-ullman/i-don-t-see-myself-as-a-stand-up-comic-doing-cynical-mean-spirited-or/)

[Tracey Ullman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-ullman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/317/tracey-ullman-11932_comic_i-don-t-see-myself-as-a-stand-up-comic-d_1564604.jpg)

> [Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/years-have-passed-since-i-have-set-foot-in-a-comedy-club-if-the-comic/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/dick-cavett-3310_clubs_years-have-passed-since-i-have-set-foot_1662712.jpg)

> [People used to think I was just a shouty comic but I was doing stuff about Sartre.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexei-sayle/people-used-to-think-i-was-just-a-shouty-comic-but-i-was-doing-stuff/)

[Alexei Sayle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexei-sayle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/alexei-sayle-12598_comic_people-used-to-think-i-was-just-a-shouty_2611228.jpg)

> [When you're a comic doing a special, it's like you're directing your first movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segura/when-you-re-a-comic-doing-a-special-it-s-like-you-re-directing-your/)

[Tom Segura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segura/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c4/tom-segura-16783_cinema_when-you-re-a-comic-doing-a-special-it-s_2726963.jpg)

> [Today's comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an act and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-bruce/today-s-comedian-has-a-cross-to-bear-that-he-built-himself-a-comedian/)

[Lenny Bruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-bruce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9e/lenny-bruce-4320_assuming_today-s-comedian-has-a-cross-to-bear-tha_2983041.jpg)

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