--- title: "1 People Onstage Quotes By Paul F. Tompkins" description: "1 People Onstage quotes by Paul F. Tompkins. Plus more from Paul F. Tompkins and more People Onstage sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/paul-f-tompkins-3121_most_when-i-started-stand-up-the-people-i-adm_1974377.jpg" --- > [When I started stand-up, the people I admired most were the people who were the most themselves onstage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/when-i-started-stand-up-the-people-i-admired-most-were-the-people-who/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/paul-f-tompkins-3121_most_when-i-started-stand-up-the-people-i-adm_1974377.jpg) ## More by Paul F. Tompkins > [You can find nice clothes that suit your style at any number of places - Goodwill, Salvation Army, stores like that. They're all over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/you-can-find-nice-clothes-that-suit-your-style-at-any-number-of/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/if-you-pay-attention-stand-up-can-be-great-improv-training-ground-but/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/if-the-idea-is-you-re-working-at-a-job-solely-to-pay-the-bills/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/i-love-to-do-the-stream-of-consciousness-thing-because-it-s-exciting/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [How has podcasting changed things? A lot of people ask me if I feel I should be more famous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/how-has-podcasting-changed-things-a-lot-of-people-ask-me-if-i-feel-i/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/my-favorite-movie-is-lawrence-of-arabia-but-that-s-a-long-long-movie/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [Fonzie was impossibly cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/fonzie-was-impossibly-cool/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/i-came-from-a-big-family-with-not-enough-attention-it-s-classic-i/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [You can make me laugh at a thing that I think is horrific. You can make me laugh at a thing that affects me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/you-can-make-me-laugh-at-a-thing-that-i-think-is-horrific-you-can/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [Someone thought that I dropped out of Harvard. I am a college dropout, but I dropped out of Temple University in Philadelphia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/someone-thought-that-i-dropped-out-of-harvard-i-am-a-college-dropout/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/it-s-important-for-us-all-to-elect-people-not-just-on-blind-party/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [More than just a sobering history lesson, 'Angry Birds' is a beautiful game. It's absolutely lovely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/more-than-just-a-sobering-history-lesson-angry-birds-is-a-beautiful/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [I'm sure that like anybody else, I'm probably the sum total of my life experiences. If I'm smart and I've gained any wisdom, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/i-m-sure-that-like-anybody-else-i-m-probably-the-sum-total-of-my-life/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [Part of our job is to dig deep and rediscover the joy that we had when we were first starting out. Also, when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/part-of-our-job-is-to-dig-deep-and-rediscover-the-joy-that-we-had/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [There's so much being said about Donald Trump already, all the time, and the more you joke about him, the more you risk making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/there-s-so-much-being-said-about-donald-trump-already-all-the-time/) [Paul F. 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