To achieve the intimacy between performer and audience in storytelling, I feel like I have to let the audience in on my… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
To sustain a career in show business, you have to have a certain amount of delusion, because it's such an insane way… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
When the response to comedy becomes cheering instead of laughing, that is so irritating. It's the worst. Here's what cheering is: "Look… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
You can find nice clothes that suit your style at any number of places - Goodwill, Salvation Army, stores like that. They're all over… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
If you pay attention, stand-up can be great improv training ground. But one of the things that helped me the most was doing warm-up… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
If the idea is you're working at a job solely to pay the bills because you have ambitions to do something else, if you're… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
I love to do the stream-of-consciousness thing, because it's exciting for me, and I like to think it's exciting for the audience, too. — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
How has podcasting changed things? A lot of people ask me if I feel I should be more famous. — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
My favorite movie is Lawrence Of Arabia. But that's a long, long movie. So although I've seen it several times, it's not as fun… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
I came from a big family, with not enough attention. It's classic. I wasn't the baby, but was second to last. It's absolutely the… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
You can make me laugh at a thing that I think is horrific. You can make me laugh at a thing that affects me… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
Someone thought that I dropped out of Harvard. I am a college dropout, but I dropped out of Temple University in Philadelphia. — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
It's important for us all to elect people not just on blind party loyalty. We've got to really examine what candidates say and do. — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
More than just a sobering history lesson, 'Angry Birds' is a beautiful game. It's absolutely lovely. — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
