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> [If you're in the writer's room, in any writer's room in the world, before you pitch a joke or suggest an idea, you first think it's funny and decide to say it out loud. The next step is for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/if-you-re-in-the-writer-s-room-in-any-writer-s-room-in-the-world/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

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## More by Philip Rosenthal

> [Most restaurant people work much harder physically, on a daily basis, than most entertainers. Though most people in entertainment complain more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/most-restaurant-people-work-much-harder-physically-on-a-daily-basis/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [The other stuff of marriage can fade a little bit, but as long as you can laugh with your partner, that's everything because that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/the-other-stuff-of-marriage-can-fade-a-little-bit-but-as-long-as-you/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [Eleven million people in America work in the restaurant industry - and then when you start figuring in the farmers, the cheese makers, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/eleven-million-people-in-america-work-in-the-restaurant-industry-and/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [I feel like the world would be a better place if more people experienced a little bit of someone else's experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/i-feel-like-the-world-would-be-a-better-place-if-more-people/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [A puppy is the ultimate distraction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/a-puppy-is-the-ultimate-distraction/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [Of course, my whole theory of comedy is based in reality. The funniest stuff comes from real life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/of-course-my-whole-theory-of-comedy-is-based-in-reality-the-funniest/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [Two-thirds of us in the U.S. don't have a passport. I'm here to say that travel is the best, most mind-expanding thing we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/two-thirds-of-us-in-the-u-s-don-t-have-a-passport-i-m-here-to-say/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [Going out into the world, I do feel like a kid in a candy store.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/going-out-into-the-world-i-do-feel-like-a-kid-in-a-candy-store/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [And with regard to the Italian family we portrayed on 'Everybody Loves Raymond' - Italians and Jews do share two traits: all problems are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/and-with-regard-to-the-italian-family-we-portrayed-on-everybody-loves/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [My little joke that I make whenever I talk about my show is that the way I sold the show to Netflix is 'I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/my-little-joke-that-i-make-whenever-i-talk-about-my-show-is-that-the/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [I don't have the talent, the temperament, or the patience to be a great chef. I'd much rather order from someone who can really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/i-don-t-have-the-talent-the-temperament-or-the-patience-to-be-a-great/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [Most people enjoy other people. Most people are human beings first. And affiliated with political parties second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/most-people-enjoy-other-people-most-people-are-human-beings-first-and/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [If you're any good at all at what you do, you get better the more you do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/if-you-re-any-good-at-all-at-what-you-do-you-get-better-the-more-you/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [I'm not Andrew Zimmern, who is like a superhero to me. I'm not Anthony Bourdain, who was a superhero to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/i-m-not-andrew-zimmern-who-is-like-a-superhero-to-me-i-m-not-anthony/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

> [In certain cultures, they'll eat an eyeball. I'm never gonna be that guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rosenthal/in-certain-cultures-they-ll-eat-an-eyeball-i-m-never-gonna-be-that-guy/)

[Philip Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rosenthal/)

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