The whole idea of doing the Hollywood thing never even occurred to me. When you grow up on the East coast, Hollywood seems like this fantasy land and you don't think that people can actually make a living there. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
The thing about stand-ups is you can't really get good unless you're failing in front of a large number of people. That makes stand-up comedy unique: you need a tremendous amount of reserve within you to take the rejection from… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
I starred in a Broadway play that was Sidney Poitier's first directing job and the cast was Lou Gossett, Cicely Tyson, Diana Ladd and… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
In comedy, looking back is more important than looking around at your contemporaries because they are too much influenced by the same time period… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
I don't really dissect comedy. Nothing kills off humor more than overanalyzing it. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
Here's the rule that I set for myself, and I believe it - even on a show like 'Curb Your Enthusiasm': the more personal… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
I rewrote it and I took all your notes. Read it again, that kind of persistence paid off. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
I don't believe any particular ethnic group is smarter than any other group. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
The one thing an audience always has in common with a comedian is troubles. The Yiddish word for that is tsuris. You're always putting… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
The odd thing about comedy is that the more personal you are, the larger the audience. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
My father was a rabbi and had a little synagogue in Canada, so I'm from Canada. I left there at 16. — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
