--- title: "24 Ifs Quotes By Bill Burr" description: "24 Ifs quotes by Bill Burr. Plus more from Bill Burr and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/bill-burr-1900_away_if-you-re-away-from-your-house-for-a-mon_2811345.png" --- > [If you're away from your house for a month, by the time you come back there's someone else living in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/if-you-re-away-from-your-house-for-a-month-by-the-time-you-come-back/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/bill-burr-1900_away_if-you-re-away-from-your-house-for-a-mon_2811345.png) > [If this goes into sweatshop labor, I'm quitting this podcast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/if-this-goes-into-sweatshop-labor-i-m-quitting-this-podcast/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/bill-burr-1900_ifs_if-this-goes-into-sweatshop-labor-i-m-qu_3042800.png) > [If you try to deliver a funny line in a funny way, it comes out as wacky and you ruin the scene.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/if-you-try-to-deliver-a-funny-line-in-a-funny-way-it-comes-out-as/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/bill-burr-1900_comedy_if-you-try-to-deliver-a-funny-line-in-a_2155135.png) > [I just do my act. If people in England don't get my joke I make fun of myself for telling it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-just-do-my-act-if-people-in-england-don-t-get-my-joke-i-make-fun-of/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/bill-burr-1900_england_i-just-do-my-act-if-people-in-england-do_1370839.png) > [I do my podcast on Mondays for a specific reason. A lot of people go to work and don't like their jobs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-do-my-podcast-on-mondays-for-a-specific-reason-a-lot-of-people-go/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/bill-burr-1900_giving_i-do-my-podcast-on-mondays-for-a-specifi_2081427.png) > [I keep doing specials because I think there are a lot of people who make movies and TV who are fans of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-keep-doing-specials-because-i-think-there-are-a-lot-of-people-who/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17c/bill-burr-1900_comedy_i-keep-doing-specials-because-i-think-th_970904.jpg) > [Don't be a jerk to other comics and don't let the business beat you down, stay positive and if you work your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/don-t-be-a-jerk-to-other-comics-and-don-t-let-the-business-beat-you/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b69/bill-burr-1900_ass_don-t-be-a-jerk-to-other-comics-and-don_1399832.png) > [My favorite kind of humor is basically, if it was happening to you, it wouldn't be funny, but to observe it, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/my-favorite-kind-of-humor-is-basically-if-it-was-happening-to-you-it/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/bill-burr-1900_basically_my-favorite-kind-of-humor-is-basically-i_3154474.png) > [My career has been a slow burn, so waiting to do the Edinburgh Festival was a smart move. If I'd spent a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/my-career-has-been-a-slow-burn-so-waiting-to-do-the-edinburgh/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/bill-burr-1900_careers_my-career-has-been-a-slow-burn-so-waitin_912655.png) > [There's a big thing right now with people using stand-up as a scapegoat. People think comedians have the power to change someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/there-s-a-big-thing-right-now-with-people-using-stand-up-as-a/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/bill-burr-1900_ability_there-s-a-big-thing-right-now-with-peopl_2417442.jpg) > [If you're on social media as a performer you can tell. If you don't get any Tweets you know it's bombed. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/if-you-re-on-social-media-as-a-performer-you-can-tell-if-you-don-t/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/bill-burr-1900_compare_if-you-re-on-social-media-as-a-performer_595515.png) > [I used to always work in, like, warehouses, because if my boss gave me a rough time, I could just get on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-used-to-always-work-in-like-warehouses-because-if-my-boss-gave-me-a/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/bill-burr-1900_boss_i-used-to-always-work-in-like-warehouses_2352354.png) > [If I get married I get a tax break, if I have a kid I get a tax break, if I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/if-i-get-married-i-get-a-tax-break-if-i-have-a-kid-i-get-a-tax-break/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/bill-burr-1900_apartment_if-i-get-married-i-get-a-tax-break-if-i_3092261.png) > [I mean, stand up you're by yourself and it's live and when you're acting, unless you're doing a monologue, you're interacting with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-mean-stand-up-you-re-by-yourself-and-it-s-live-and-when-you-re/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/bill-burr-1900_acting_i-mean-stand-up-you-re-by-yourself-and-i_1771728.png) > [Being a stand-up comic, this isn't a stepping-stone for me; it's what I do, and this is what I'm always going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/being-a-stand-up-comic-this-isn-t-a-stepping-stone-for-me-it-s-what-i/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/bill-burr-1900_always_being-a-stand-up-comic-this-isn-t-a-step_1698371.png) > [It's a great time to be a comedian because you've got so much more control. You can say what you want to.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/it-s-a-great-time-to-be-a-comedian-because-you-ve-got-so-much-more/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/bill-burr-1900_afterthought_it-s-a-great-time-to-be-a-comedian-becau_153003.png) > [ When you say, "there's no reason \[to hit a woman\]" that kills any examination as to how two people ended up at… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/when-you-say-there-s-no-reason-to-hit-a-woman-that-kills-any/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/bill-burr-1900_cutting_when-you-say-there-s-no-reason-to-hit-a_3111912.jpg) > [If you get a chance to go outside of the country, you start examining where you're from and some of the thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/if-you-get-a-chance-to-go-outside-of-the-country-you-start-examining/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b98/bill-burr-1900_anger_if-you-get-a-chance-to-go-outside-of-the_1813867.png) > [I've found is that by doing stand-up, I've actually learned how to combat depression. I don't have clinical, but I've definitely had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-ve-found-is-that-by-doing-stand-up-i-ve-actually-learned-how-to/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/bill-burr-1900_bad-thoughts_i-ve-found-is-that-by-doing-stand-up-i-v_2863680.jpg) > [It's just if one person says anything it becomes click bait and then they start talking about the comedy climate which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/it-s-just-if-one-person-says-anything-it-becomes-click-bait-and-then/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2d/bill-burr-1900_adults_it-s-just-if-one-person-says-anything-it_1527517.jpg) > [I have to make small adjustments, but I can't change too much. If I'm worrying about that stuff too much then the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-have-to-make-small-adjustments-but-i-can-t-change-too-much-if-i-m/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/bill-burr-1900_adjustment_i-have-to-make-small-adjustments-but-i-c_335899.png) > [It's better to just plough ahead. And if I say something they don't get, I just make fun of myself for assuming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/it-s-better-to-just-plough-ahead-and-if-i-say-something-they-don-t/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/bill-burr-1900_assuming_it-s-better-to-just-plough-ahead-and-if_472377.png) > [If I can sell out clubs and theaters and play dirtbags in movies, and get blown up in a car or get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/if-i-can-sell-out-clubs-and-theaters-and-play-dirtbags-in-movies-and/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/bill-burr-1900_beat_if-i-can-sell-out-clubs-and-theaters-and_622006.png) > [Think about the amount of crap the US has done! Between slavery and the genocide of the Native Americans - if any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/think-about-the-amount-of-crap-the-us-has-done-between-slavery-and/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efd/bill-burr-1900_amount_think-about-the-amount-of-crap-the-us-ha_1122838.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Bill Burr > [I love making movies, and being in any that I can be in. I'd like to be in those giant movies, as the fifth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-love-making-movies-and-being-in-any-that-i-can-be-in-i-d-like-to-be/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [I'm always looking at new ways to tell a joke so that it doesn't get stale while working on new jokes every night or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-m-always-looking-at-new-ways-to-tell-a-joke-so-that-it-doesn-t-get/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [I love doing radio, and I love doing stand-up, obviously. I'm good flying up to four hours, but anything past that, I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-love-doing-radio-and-i-love-doing-stand-up-obviously-i-m-good/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [It was right after 9/11 and I decided to walk around the grounds of the Pentagon, because I had never been there. Out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/it-was-right-after-9-11-and-i-decided-to-walk-around-the-grounds-of/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [Business runs hot and cold so the more you're in charge of your own destiny, the better off you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/business-runs-hot-and-cold-so-the-more-you-re-in-charge-of-your-own/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [You know, it wasn't even that I'm a funny guy, I just loved stand-up comedy and I wanted to do it. It was one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/you-know-it-wasn-t-even-that-i-m-a-funny-guy-i-just-loved-stand-up/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [I am so pro-swine flu...I want it. We need a plague. It's got to happen; don't be afraid. It's only going to kill the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-am-so-pro-swine-flu-i-want-it-we-need-a-plague-it-s-got-to-happen/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [I wish they would teach it in schools: Give people the belief that they are going to do well. A lot of people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-wish-they-would-teach-it-in-schools-give-people-the-belief-that/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [Look how long it took to build the Freedom Tower, and we wanted that. It took 15 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/look-how-long-it-took-to-build-the-freedom-tower-and-we-wanted-that/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [For aspiring comedians? Don't listen to me. Just go on stage and do what you think is funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/for-aspiring-comedians-don-t-listen-to-me-just-go-on-stage-and-do/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [It's a great time to be a comedian because you've got so much more control. You can say what you want to. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/it-s-a-great-time-to-be-a-comedian-because-you-ve-got-so-much-more/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [People make a big deal about podcasts but it's basically an online radio show with the sound effects and sidekicks, but because you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/people-make-a-big-deal-about-podcasts-but-it-s-basically-an-online/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [Do you know how many times a week people ask me why I'm yelling?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/do-you-know-how-many-times-a-week-people-ask-me-why-i-m-yelling/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [You wanna know how you know you're informed as a protestor? They don't show your interview on TV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/you-wanna-know-how-you-know-you-re-informed-as-a-protestor-they-don-t/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) > [I am so pro-swine flu it's ridiculous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-am-so-pro-swine-flu-it-s-ridiculous/) [Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/bill-burr/#itemlist", "name": "24 Ifs Quotes By Bill Burr", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you're away from your house for a month, by the time you come back there's someone else living in it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Burr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/if-you-re-away-from-your-house-for-a-month-by-the-time-you-come-back/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/bill-burr-1900_away_if-you-re-away-from-your-house-for-a-mon_2811345.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/bill-burr-1900_away_if-you-re-away-from-your-house-for-a-mon_2811345.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/bill-burr-1900_away_if-you-re-away-from-your-house-for-a-mon_2811345.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you're away from your house for a month, by the time you come back there's someone else living in it.” — Bill Burr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If this goes into sweatshop labor, I'm quitting this podcast.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Burr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/if-this-goes-into-sweatshop-labor-i-m-quitting-this-podcast/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/bill-burr-1900_ifs_if-this-goes-into-sweatshop-labor-i-m-qu_3042800.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/bill-burr-1900_ifs_if-this-goes-into-sweatshop-labor-i-m-qu_3042800.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/bill-burr-1900_ifs_if-this-goes-into-sweatshop-labor-i-m-qu_3042800.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If this goes into sweatshop labor, I'm quitting this podcast.” — Bill Burr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you try to deliver a funny line in a funny way, it comes out as wacky and you ruin the scene.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Burr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/if-you-try-to-deliver-a-funny-line-in-a-funny-way-it-comes-out-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/bill-burr-1900_comedy_if-you-try-to-deliver-a-funny-line-in-a_2155135.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/bill-burr-1900_comedy_if-you-try-to-deliver-a-funny-line-in-a_2155135.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/bill-burr-1900_comedy_if-you-try-to-deliver-a-funny-line-in-a_2155135.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you try to deliver a funny line in a funny way, it comes out as wacky and you ruin the scene.” — Bill Burr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just do my act. 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