Stand-up Quotes - page 9

I will never stop doing stand-up; that's my career, but I will do movies in Hollywood. (Russell Peters)
My father was and is a great father. My father always wanted to do stand-up. He wanted to be an actor. But instead he did two jobs. He did customer service at a hospital and he worked as a waiter at night. He pretty much sacrificed everything for his daughters. View quote
Sherri Shepherd
You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from Star Search or Survivor or a kid, it constantly changes how you play with people. View quote
Steve Zahn
I spent 25 years as a stand-up comedian. View quote
Steven Michael Quezada
People ask me what I'm writing. They think I'm Sandra Tsing Loh. Or they ask about stand-up. 'No, that's Margaret Cho.' I really think there is this kind of glomming, that they think we are somehow all the same person. View quote
Sandra Oh
Canadian comedians are generally more well-rounded... They have to do a lot more. In order to have a career in this country, you have to do everything. And in the States you can narrow-cast, you can be just a sitcom performer or a stand-up comedian or a sketch performer. View quote
Scott Thompson
I'm not someone who gets to play The O2 and places like that, but that's the kind of rock and roll venue. The popularity of stand-up means that some people are getting to play rock star venues. View quote
Tim Vine
Stand-up keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every night. View quote
Tommy Davidson
When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots. View quote
Wanda Sykes
I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing. View quote
Wanda Sykes
I have to do stand-up. I have to do something comedy-involved every day or else I will lose my mind. I already am, but I would go more nuts. (Pete Davidson)
People think I am crazy because they see me doing stand-up, but I am generally not. I am very sad. I'm one of those guys that lights candles and listens to Rachmaninoff. View quote
Bobby Lee
Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. View quote
Dwayne Johnson
People ask me, 'Have you ever considered doing stand-up?' To me it would be less offensive if someone asked me, 'Have you ever considered dental implants?' View quote
David Sedaris
Doing stand-up takes the fun out of being funny. View quote
Doug Stanhope
When I do stand-up shows at colleges, girls will talk to me after the show, and that always feels good. I like talking to them. View quote
Adam Sandler
I still like doing stand-up now, but it's not the same. It used to be that I was out there with five other comedians. Now I usually just do it alone. View quote
Adam Sandler
I love doing radio, and I love doing stand-up, obviously. View quote
Bill Burr
Being a stand-up comic, this isn't a stepping-stone for me; it's what I do, and this is what I'm always going to do. And even if I do a TV show, the only reasons to do a TV show is to get more people to know me to come out to my stand-up shows. View quote
Bill Burr
I've battled with that type of stuff, but what I've found is that by doing stand-up, I've actually learned about depression and how to combat it. I don't have clinical, but I've definitely had my bouts with it. View quote
Bill Burr
You know, it wasn't even that I'm a funny guy, I just loved stand-up comedy and I wanted to do it. It was one of the few things in my life that I knew I was going to be able to do, and I also felt as though I'd be able to do it the way I wanted to do it. (Bill Burr)
I'm happy doing stand-up, but I'll probably do a television show eventually. If not, I'll delve into this Internet world and decide best how to harness it. What I like best about it is the independent movie style and the ability to just be completely reckless within that world. I like that a lot. I just have to acquaint myself with technology. View quote
Norm Macdonald
I don't have any ego about it, but I find there's not a great work ethic in show business. A lot of people are in it to make money, and coming from stand-up, you have to work so hard because almost nothing works, and if you lose the audience for three minutes, you're dead. View quote
Norm Macdonald
It's a very odd thing with Hollywood, where you do stand-up, you're good at it, then they go, "How would you like to be a horrible actor?" Then you say, "All right, that sounds good. I'll do that." View quote
Norm Macdonald
Whenever I do theaters, I don't like 'em. I don't think they're right for stand-up. View quote
Norm Macdonald