Business Quote by Rodney Dangerfield

I've had terrible, terrible, terrible shows where I just thought, "That was off-key" or I forgot lines or I thought I looked like an…

— Babatunde Adebimpe

People see me laughing and telling jokes, but they had no idea after the show was over, I had no joy in my life,…

— Steve Harvey

I wanted to be in show business, and I was funny.

— Tom Smothers

When I started doing comedy, I always had something in me that was like, 'This will all work out, I just know it.'

— Megan Stalter

My life hasn't been the norm. The most interesting parts are before I got into show business.

— Jim Nabors

I remember doing a lot of comedy. I always loved that feeling when you do something on stage and you can feel the vibe…

— Tony Hale

I got into comedy at exactly the right moment.

— Katherine Ryan

When I was little, that was one thing that I was told in a vision: I was going to have my own show when…

— Roseanne Barr

Show business is my life. When I was a kid I sold insurance, but nobody laughed.

— Don Rickles

I've been thinking of humorous things since I was... I can't remember when. All the way through elementary school, all the way through junior…

— Steven Wright

When I first realized that I wanted to be a stand-up comedian was when I was in the service.

— Rudy Ray Moore

In my twenties, I thought it was getting a sitcom. Then I got a sitcom pilot in my early thirties, and realized I didn't…

— Mike Birbiglia