Admit Quote by Dick Cavett

I think the fundamental issue with comedians is everyone wants to be a famous comedian. That's a really difficult thing to achieve in comedy.

— Andrew Santino

Comedians rarely have writers, and if you do it's usually a sign of laziness.

— Jim Gaffigan

It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more interesting. And…

— Rachel Weisz

A lot of people end up being comedians because, well really, they're just Chandler Bing at heart. We mask our emotions with comedy throughout…

— Chris McCausland

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.

— Maria Bamford

Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.

— Sally Phillips

Standup comedians are attracted to one another because of their faults. So we're all kind of messed up in the same way, and once…

— Chris Rock

I think a lot of comedians are desperate to show their serious side, but I got that off my chest early on in my…

— Kayvan Novak

What I love about comedians is their instinct is always to go against the grain. Their whole existence is pointing out the elephant in…

— Colin Quinn

The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a personality disorder…

— Jimmy Carr

Because you make me laugh don't make you a comic. A comedian is a person who, that's how they make their living.

— Dick Gregory

Most comedians want to be the architect of their own embarrassment. They have horrible self-esteem issues. I would rather push myself into the mud.…

— Mike Myers