Being Quote by David Steinberg

You have to understand how bad I wanted to be a comedian, how much I loved doing it. I still can't believe I get…

— Bill Burr

I had no intention of becoming a comedian. I just wanted to make people happy. I tried everything-I shucked oysters, I painted houses, I…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I'm not a comedian, I'm not a stand-up and I don't come from a comedy background. I am an actor, but I've had a…

— Darren Boyd

Never really intended to be a comedian, just sort of fell into that, but always wanted to be in show business, or something to…

— Doug Benson

I didn't become a comedian to work this hard.

— Chelsea Handler

I wasn't planning on being a comedian; I just liked to laugh. Somebody said I should do it and that's how I started.

— Jamie Kennedy

I didn't really want to be a comedian.

— Anonymous

I didn't want to be a comedian. I was just funny. I jumped on stage and found out I was good at it.

— Eddie Griffin

The best thing about being a comedian is that, unlike the other jobs I've had, none of the bad things seem to matter because…

— Jon Richardson

I have a very high respect for professional comedians. What they do astonishes me. You have to be really smart and absorb everything, repackage…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

I don't really consider myself to be a comedian. I mean, it's not like I'm sitting around writing jokes or anything. I just like…

— Amy Sedaris

It's a great time to be a comedian because you've got so much more control. You can say what you want to. I think…

— Bill Burr