--- title: "10 You Quotes By Pauly Shore" description: "10 You quotes by Pauly Shore. Plus more from Pauly Shore and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/pauly-shore-9346_audience_i-think-as-a-standup-performer-you-have_379708.jpg" --- > [I think as a standup performer you have to feel the audience. So the audience kind of dictates what they get, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/i-think-as-a-standup-performer-you-have-to-feel-the-audience-so-the/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/pauly-shore-9346_audience_i-think-as-a-standup-performer-you-have_379708.jpg) > [When you put yourself out into the world and say, 'Hey, look at me,' you're going to get criticized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/when-you-put-yourself-out-into-the-world-and-say-hey-look-at-me-you/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/pauly-shore-9346_criticized_when-you-put-yourself-out-into-the-world_2205628.jpg) > [The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/the-best-part-about-stand-up-is-that-you-control-everything-period/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/pauly-shore-9346_about_the-best-part-about-stand-up-is-that-you_1206973.jpg) > [I think you gotta look at stuff half-full as opposed to half-empty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/i-think-you-gotta-look-at-stuff-half-full-as-opposed-to-half-empty/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/pauly-shore-9346_empty_i-think-you-gotta-look-at-stuff-half-ful_2446146.jpg) > [I want to show all sides of myself. I mean, I don't want to howl at the moon my whole life, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/i-want-to-show-all-sides-of-myself-i-mean-i-don-t-want-to-howl-at-the/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65e/pauly-shore-9346_howl_i-want-to-show-all-sides-of-myself-i-mea_3132681.jpg) > [The best comedy to me - and again, I grew up with comedy since I was a baby, so I've seen it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/the-best-comedy-to-me-and-again-i-grew-up-with-comedy-since-i-was-a/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/pauly-shore-9346_again_the-best-comedy-to-me-and-again-i-grew-u_793252.jpg) > [The public was used to a Pauly Shore film coming out every year or two, you understand? So when that went away,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/the-public-was-used-to-a-pauly-shore-film-coming-out-every-year-or/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/pauly-shore-9346_away_the-public-was-used-to-a-pauly-shore-fil_3174483.jpg) > [When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are 50 other people involved. And it's hard, man. They brainwash you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/when-you-work-in-movies-or-on-tv-shows-there-are-50-other-people/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/pauly-shore-9346_brainwash_when-you-work-in-movies-or-on-tv-shows-t_830730.jpg) > [The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period. When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/the-best-part-about-stand-up-is-that-you-control-everything-period-2/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/pauly-shore-9346_about_the-best-part-about-stand-up-is-that-you_1217980.jpg) > [When you deal with a comedian who has a specific act, you can't hold 'em back. You got to work with 'em,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/when-you-deal-with-a-comedian-who-has-a-specific-act-you-can-t-hold/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/pauly-shore-9346_act_when-you-deal-with-a-comedian-who-has-a_716593.jpg) ## Other authors on You ## More by Pauly Shore > [My mom is two people to me. She's my mom number one, and then she's this lady most comedians know as being a legendary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/my-mom-is-two-people-to-me-she-s-my-mom-number-one-and-then-she-s/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [That's the biggest rule in Hollywood: Don't spend your own money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/that-s-the-biggest-rule-in-hollywood-don-t-spend-your-own-money/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/my-mom-and-dad-are-both-in-stand-up-comedy-so-that-s-where-i-started/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [Everywhere I go, people know who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/everywhere-i-go-people-know-who-i-am/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > ["Entourage" is a staple LA-based show and people say it's pretty real and I thought it was. It's an exaggeration of the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/entourage-is-a-staple-la-based-show-and-people-say-it-s-pretty-real/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [Few if any teenagers can relate to getting up for school and finding famous comics like Pryor and Williams hanging out in your living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/few-if-any-teenagers-can-relate-to-getting-up-for-school-and-finding/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [I think as a standup performer you have to feel the audience. So the audience kind of dictates what they get, you know?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/i-think-as-a-standup-performer-you-have-to-feel-the-audience-so-the/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [I just want to kind of tackle every kind of form that exists in the comedy world; whether it be stand-up or hidden camera…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/i-just-want-to-kind-of-tackle-every-kind-of-form-that-exists-in-the/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [I'm Jewish. I've always had a thing where it's okay to dance with the devil, just don't become the devil. Even at my peak,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/i-m-jewish-i-ve-always-had-a-thing-where-it-s-okay-to-dance-with-the/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [I miss that process of getting the script and reading it and working on it. Every actor has their own way of memorizing their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/i-miss-that-process-of-getting-the-script-and-reading-it-and-working/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [My belief is guns don't kill people, people kill people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/my-belief-is-guns-don-t-kill-people-people-kill-people/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [In my 30s, it wasn't cool to like Pauly Shore movies. It was cool to like them when they came out, then it wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/in-my-30s-it-wasn-t-cool-to-like-pauly-shore-movies-it-was-cool-to/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [When you deal with a comedian who has a specific act, you can't hold 'em back. You got to work with 'em, dude. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/when-you-deal-with-a-comedian-who-has-a-specific-act-you-can-t-hold/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [Son-In-Law was kind of my crossover. It was the movie that brought me out of the MTV audience into the mainstream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/son-in-law-was-kind-of-my-crossover-it-was-the-movie-that-brought-me/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) > [My 20s were a time where I made it; my 30s were when I was away, confused, and trying to figure it all out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/my-20s-were-a-time-where-i-made-it-my-30s-were-when-i-was-away/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/pauly-shore/#itemlist", "name": "10 You Quotes By Pauly Shore", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think as a standup performer you have to feel the audience. 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