Quotes by Comedian I'm in awe of comedians that do things that I can't do, whether it be a one-liner comic like Anthony Jeselnik, whether it be social issues commentary, whether it be - hell, Carrot Top. I can't be Carrot Top. I can't. Brad Williams one-liner comedian issues I don't get all the anger that is thrown at comedians. Brad Williams thrown comedian It's very confusing to me why people take comedians so seriously. Brad Williams comedian confusing people I don't know why you'd go to a comedian and say, "You know what? You have a large menu of items, but this one thing I did not like and therefore, you should be shut down. You should cease to make a living and you should be thrown out in the streets." Brad Williams menus comedian should What's the good thing about being an actor, you can do more things. Not just being a comedian, not going overboard but expressing myself within the confines of a film. Brandon T. Jackson overboard comedian film I'm not a natural comedian, as an artist. I studied comedy growing up. I would watch Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, all day. Brandon T. Jackson comedian growing-up artist I do make a concscious effort to be genuine among other comedians. If I write something or try something that doesn't feel like me, I stop doing it. Brent Weinbach comedian effort writing Reggie Watts is a most unusual talent: a huge vocal range, a natural musicality, and a sidesplitting wit. Is he a comedian? A singer? A performance artist? I've seen him a few times since then and I still can't decide. Whatever, he ain't like nobody else. Brian Eno comedian singers artist Many comedians consider themselves to be cutting edge. But why do we have to use the knife for the analogy. Let's use the spoon. I like to consider myself the big bowl-like area of the spoon that holds all the stuff you like. Brian Regan knives comedian cutting I wanted to do the comic strip. I tried to get it syndicated, and I sent some examples to a syndication company, and they sent me a rejection letter! I wasn't smart enough at the time to realize you shouldn't let rejection letters stop you. I thought that rejection letter meant I was not allowed to be a cartoonist in this world, so I put the rejection letter down and said, well, I'll be a stand-up comedian. Brian Regan comedian rejection smart The only way I'd want to do something in television would be if it was about how I think as a comedian. I'd need to be able to be a creator. That's what I enjoy - I enjoy coming up with comedy, so it'd be very difficult for me to be sitting in a room and have somebody come in and say, "Here's your script! Learn these lines!" That's not fun. At least not for me. Brian Regan comedian fun thinking I wasn't expecting to really draw in respected comedians but it's going to happen along the way and I'm truly honored by that. Brian Regan expecting comedian way Every comedian works differently. Some comedians might do just observational stuff and they don't do anything personal, and other people.. everything they do is personal and they don't do any observational stuff at all. There's no right or wrong, it's just that everybody picks their own approach. Brian Regan comedian might people I'm honored that other comedians like what I do. That means the world to me. But at the same time when I'm on stage I'm not just trying to make the comedians laugh - I'm also trying to make the audience laugh. I want to make everybody laugh. Brian Regan comedian laughing mean I don't think I was a good comedian. Brigitte Bardot comedian thinking I don't do too many jokes about current affairs, because almost every comedian always does that. Bruce Bruce affair comedian doe He was so good at everything he did. You can't call Ronnie Barker a comedian. He was an actor, and a great writer. Bruce Forsyth comedian great-writers actors I think Eddie Izzard is one of the brightest minds of our generation. I don't see him as a comedian as much as I see him as a philosopher. I hope I get to work with him on everything until I die, because I think he has a great mind and is a very talented actor. Bryan Fuller our-generation comedian thinking A comedian sees the world bent. I'm tangent to the circle. Buddy Hackett comedian circles world What makes a comedian has nothing to do with religion. Think of Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Jackie Gleason, who were all Catholics. Buddy Hackett comedian catholic thinking «1234567891011»
