Comedians Quote by Paul Mooney Download Open image “Comedians period, in general, have demons, and myself included.” — Paul Mooney ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Comedians Demons General Included Myself Period
A comedian is not funny unless he is taking his demons out for a walk. — Cynthia Heimel Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, the funniest comedians are people who've gone through personal torment. — Cole Sprouse Copy Share Image
The comedians who I admire that are really good, they always take it to a deep psychological place. — Jane Lynch Copy Share Image
You look at the world and see how scary it can be sometimes and still try to deal with the fear. Comedy can deal… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
“Comedians in their infancy are generally selfish, irresponsible, emotionally retarded, morally dubious, substance-addicted animals who live out of boxes and milk crates. They are plagued with feelings of failure and fraudulence. They are prone to fleeting fits of manic grandiosity and are completely dependent on the acceptance and approval of rooms full of strangers, strangers the comedian resents until he… — Marc Maron Copy Share
If you watch the arcs of so many comedians, at some point, they just become themselves. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I got my sense of humor from my grandmother. You know, my grandmother was very funny. — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
People don't want to hear the truth; they never do. They wanna live in some kind of fantasy. — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
If you have money and you have fame, but you don't have any confidence in your blackness, then it's all for nothing. — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
I have nothing to do with racism in America; it was here when I got here. — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
We have a lot of black Anglo-Saxons. Their skin is black, but their brain is white. When I get real mad at them, I… — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
When you know who you are, you know who you are. That's the real dangerous thing in Hollywood, because they all want to create… — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
I read a lot of history. The passive Jews in Germany didn't survive. The smart ones got out. — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
When they were making black films in the '60s and the '70s, everyone knew their place, if you get my drift. You understand? Everyone… — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
I'm like the Davy Crockett of comedy... after Davy Crockett opened up the West and helped everybody... they didn't need him anymore. I freed… — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
I like when people are trapped in the joke, when there's no escape. I like to lead people down the wrong path and then… — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
America has a rap sheet. You can't police the world and tell the world how to act when you're just as bad yourself. — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
At one point when I was very young, when I was first starting out, I thought, 'Well, one day I'll be able to put… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
At comedy festivals, we always get grouped with other musical comedians, so you can get to know them and see what everyone is doing.… — Kate Micucci Copy Share Image
A lot of female comedians will go up there in a sweatshirt and Converses, trying to dress themselves down, because it is sort of… — Carly Craig Copy Share Image
I'd say Jon Stewart has remained funny the entire time. Jon always makes it funny first. And he's just, he's talking about serious things,… — Norm MacDonald Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, the funniest comedians are people who've gone through personal torment. — Cole Sprouse Copy Share Image
As far as stand-ups go, I always loved Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, and Sinbad. Basically, I love black comedians because they're the funniest. I… — Adam DeVine Copy Share Image
I can get where some scientists would say comedians are crazy. What you have to understand: A lot of comedians are dealing with a… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
The biggest threat to any politician is an artist. Comedians unleashed can do a great deal of damage. David Letterman can do more damage… — Michael Moriarty Copy Share Image
Given the current state of publishing, I think it helps to have a brand name on the cover of your book. Comedians are proven… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
The truth is, for however much my stories come out of things that have happened to me, they're not darkly or as deeply personal… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
Comedians second-guessing themselves is scary. Poor taste is not a crime and we can't forget that. — Jeff Ross Copy Share Image
