Just go up to somebody on the street and say 'You're it!' and then run away. Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes From Ellen DeGeneres I prefer to believe that people are good and honest and respect me enough to tell me the truth. It's not easy to find those people all the time, but they're out there. Ellen DeGeneres honestbelievepeople Do you feel insecure because you keep getting the nagging feeling that you're not that smart? Well, I've got good news for you, my friend. You have no need to be insecure. That nagging feeling is absolutely right on target. You are not that smart. But I have more good news for you. You are also not alone. Ellen DeGeneres insecuresmartfeelings Dan: 'Ah, well, I hope this didn't have anything to do with me.' Ellen: 'No, not unless you played Cat Woman in Batman. Ellen DeGeneres wellscat I still get scared at night. Every tiny creak, every little noise, I open my eyes real wide and listen with them. Have you noticed that? When it’s dark and you can’t see a thing, you open your eyes really wide and glance back and force, like your eyes become your ears? Ellen DeGeneres eyerealdark Really, he called me that? Ellen DeGenerate? I've been getting that since fourth grade. I guess I'm happy I could give him work. Ellen DeGeneres humorgivingfunny You know, if you're going to be honest with yourself, you have to admit that you go into show business wanting people to talk about you and wanting everyone to know who you are. But that also means there are going to be a whole bunch of people who don't like you. No matter who you are. I'm sure there's somebody out there who doesn't like Betty White because she's short and has white hair. Ellen DeGeneres honestmeanpeople It's a lot of work to put a brand-new monologue and a brand-new show on the air and find comedy every single day. It's challenging and it's the hardest thing I have ever done, but it's the best-suited thing for me. The more relaxed I get and the more confident I feel, the more I get to play and be myself... Ellen DeGeneres comedydonechallenges I want people to like me - but not at my expense. I just learned that there are too many people who are going to have an opinion about me whether I am kind to them or not. I can't control what they're feeling. I am not a yeller and I don't have a temper, but I do want people to do their best. And if someone is a friend and I see that they're doing stuff that is not helping them grow, I will make it a point to talk to them about it. Ellen DeGeneres feelingshelpingpeople It's just, you can get very complacent if you do the same thing all the time and especially the comedian, it gives me you know different things to react to and respond to, and it stimulates me. Ellen DeGeneres comedydifferentgiving I always like using different muscles, you can take that however you want. But doing something once a year is fantastic, I highly recommended it if you can do it. It's a wonderful thing, it's very freeing and I can put a lot of energy and attention onto it and it's something I love doing. Ellen DeGeneres differentenergyyears I get to do stand-up every single day. I love that live energy exchange between the audience and myself, and to get to say the things I want to say and comment on. Ellen DeGeneres commentenergywant It's so much better for me to do a talk show. You still have that energy of the audience, and the audience is just as important as that guest that's sitting next to me. It's not about me and that guest exchanging energy and talking. It's about everything that's going on in that room, and they're as much a part of the show as anything. I like this better than anything I've ever done. Ellen DeGeneres guestsimportanttalking I had done a sitcom and a movie and hosted the Emmys, and all of a sudden, I lost everything. As someone put it at the time, I was suddenly like a Ferrari in neutral. Ellen DeGeneres lost-everythingferraridone I love furniture. And I thought, why are we not seeing who's making the cool new coffee table and these new designs that come out? Ellen DeGeneres designcoffeetables There's always time to do things that you're passionate about. ... If my name helps get something out there that I believe in then I am going to produce it. ... Design is really my true love. Ellen DeGeneres designnamesbelieve I get home at the end of the day and I don't want to talk. All I want to do is lay on the floor and pet my dogs and my cats. Ellen DeGeneres catdoghome Standup is more me talking the entire time. There's definitely an exchange of energy because that room, that audience, is giving back. Ellen DeGeneres energytalkinggiving Some celebrities, it's interesting, because they're fantastic playing a character when somebody is writing the lines for them, and they're amazing actors, but they're not as comfortable on television in front of a live audience and just having a conversation and being themselves. Ellen DeGeneres writingcharacterinteresting My dream guests are really not so much celebrities. They're people who are actually interesting and they're doing something interesting with their lives or had an interesting experience in some way. I really enjoy talking to regular, everyday people. Ellen DeGeneres dreamtalkinginteresting I think furniture is art. I don't think art is just for your walls - I think everything that someone has made is a piece of art. Ellen DeGeneres wallartthinking
