Actor Quote by Catherine Tate

I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going…

— Ian Mckellen

Once I started working as a professional actor, it was like, 'Bye-bye waiting tables, bye-bye bartending, bye-bye all the cliched jobs actors do.' But…

— David Walton

When I started comedy, I was a big Eddie Murphy fan. I thought if you did stand-up, you were supposed to know how to…

— Lil Rel Howery

At the end of the day, stand-up comedy is like acting when the audience are the other characters that I'm acting with.

— Brett Gelman

Stand up comedy can be a tough world to break into. It can take years of painful soul searching, disappointing performances, and pounding the…

— Sarah Cooper

I have been lucky enough to work in all kinds of comedy. I prefer working with other people. I could never do stand-up.

— June Whitfield

I never thought I'd be making a living off of acting - it's still kind of a shock for my family and friends to…

— Matthew Gray Gubler

I first started as an actor, but there was no money in it, which is why I drifted into comedy.

— Bradley Walsh

I knew I wanted to be in comedy but the path of least resistance was doing stand-up in folk music clubs where I could…

— Steve Martin

I thought I could see how standup worked. I never thought of being an actor - or anything else, really - but I thought,…

— Julian Barratt

I was a failed actor but I still wanted to show off, so I ended up doing live comedy.

— Graham Norton

As far as stand-up comedy, I got into the business later than most, yeah.

— Charlie Murphy