Audience Quote by Colin Quinn

Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.

— Anonymous

A comedian, or any artist, needs their time to develop what they are doing. There has to be some respect for the art form…

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

A comedian needs more than just a sense of humour. He needs to observe everything around him.

— Vivek

Every comedian works differently. Some comedians might do just observational stuff and they don't do anything personal, and other people.. everything they do is…

— Brian Regan

Comedians work great as actors because they're good under pressure. With a lot of actors, you have to make them feel like everything's going…

— Louis C. K

I believe that comedians do what they do, and then they get credit or criticism for doing it. There's nothing planned about this.

— Jim Gaffigan

It often seems that, for whatever strange reasons, comedians, in addition to their formal performances, have more comic experiences in real life than other…

— Steve Allen

There are some actors who have an interest in comedy but they can't say this openly. They do feel insecure about the comedian walking…

— Johnny Lever

I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in…

— Bob Newhart

I mean, sometimes... a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and…

— Eddie Izzard

Audiences have proved time and again that they don't want a steady diet of any entertainer airing his social views - especially if he's…

— Johnny Carson

Comedians sometimes forget that there's an audience. You gotta be conscious that you're performing for other human beings.

— Jeff Garlin