Acting Quote by Taylor Tomlinson

Acting is embarrassing for me. Stand-up had to be taken away for me to consider it.

— Taylor Tomlinson

Before doing stand-up, I thought acting was easy - it's not easy. It's a hard life. It's easy in its own way, you just…

— Jim Jefferies

I get burned out on standup. But I like acting. I do like it. But sometimes you just feel like a monkey. You just…

— Zach Galifianakis

I left school and couldn't find acting work, so I started going to clubs where you could do stand-up. I've always improvised, and stand-up…

— Robin Williams

Stand-up is so rewarding, and I enjoy the acting opportunities I've had, but the only time I really feel bad is when I feel…

— Jim Gaffigan

To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm…

— Don Rickles

I will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life.

— Chris Tucker

Getting on stage doing standup anytime is hard. You never know what you're going to say. You live and die on your next word.

— Eddie Griffin

When I'm onstage doing standup, no one yells "Cut!" or tells me what to do. I'm DeRay, and I use my own words. With…

— DeRay Davis

I was new to acting on a stage in a narrative as opposed to acting on a stage as a stand-up. And like everything…

— John Mulaney

I really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see why it should affect the acting. And I just want more interesting jobs. I…

— Patton Oswalt

I tried do stand-up, and I was horrible. And I'll never do it again.

— Sean Hayes