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> [I was always really shy growing up, so to find that one thing that made me feel alive, it felt so good.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-villasenor/i-was-always-really-shy-growing-up-so-to-find-that-one-thing-that/)

[Melissa Villasenor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-villasenor/)

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> [What keeps me going is that this I all there is. I am a comedian, and this is what I do. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iliza-shlesinger/what-keeps-me-going-is-that-this-i-all-there-is-i-am-a-comedian-and/)

[Iliza Shlesinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iliza-shlesinger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2d/iliza-shlesinger-3685_comedian_what-keeps-me-going-is-that-this-i-all-t_302901.jpg)

> [I was actually pretty shy in school. My defense mechanism was to be the class clown. I remember getting into a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-clayton/i-was-actually-pretty-shy-in-school-my-defense-mechanism-was-to-be/)

[Adam Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-clayton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/adam-clayton-30064_actually_i-was-actually-pretty-shy-in-school-my-d_581428.png)

> [When I began doing theatre in high school I saw that I could get laughs from people but I didn't really connect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-poehler/when-i-began-doing-theatre-in-high-school-i-saw-that-i-could-get/)

[Amy Poehler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-poehler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/amy-poehler-1084_acting_when-i-began-doing-theatre-in-high-schoo_729773.jpg)

> [I never thought I was going to be a comedian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anjelah-johnson/i-never-thought-i-was-going-to-be-a-comedian/)

[Anjelah Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anjelah-johnson/)

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> [When I told my friends I was going to be a comedian, they laughed at me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrot-top/when-i-told-my-friends-i-was-going-to-be-a-comedian-they-laughed-at-me/)

[Carrot Top](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrot-top/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a0/carrot-top-12970_comedian_when-i-told-my-friends-i-was-going-to-be_1910253.png)

> [If I want to keep working as an actor, I'm going to become a comedian who does fart jokes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/if-i-want-to-keep-working-as-an-actor-i-m-going-to-become-a-comedian/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a89/peter-sarsgaard-16194_actors_if-i-want-to-keep-working-as-an-actor-i_2141097.jpg)

> [I was going to be a comedian but then also winning Oscars and directing movies and creating my own charities and saving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-meade/i-was-going-to-be-a-comedian-but-then-also-winning-oscars-and/)

[Emily Meade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-meade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e1/emily-meade-17862_creating_i-was-going-to-be-a-comedian-but-then-al_2749006.jpg)

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