Louis C. K.

People get successful and they start saying, 'Well of course I am! I was chosen! I'm special!' No, you're not. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#chosen #course #get #i #i am

Pushing the envelope' sort of implies that you're inside the envelope with everyone else, and you're trying to find the edges on the outsides. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#else #envelope #everyone #find #implies

Some entertainers don't pay attention to what's going on around them. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#attention #entertainers #going #pay #pay attention

Sometimes I try to take a nap before shows. That clears my head. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#clears #head #i #nap #shows

Technically, I've learned that having good legs and wind is good for being on stage. You have to be in shape and have endurance. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#endurance #good #having #i #learned

The only pitch I have to movie people is the same as this one: Just give me $8 million. I'm not telling you what it's about and I'm not telling you who's in it. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#give #give me #i #just #me

The problem is, the more famous you get, the more people see you who didn't choose to. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#famous #get #more #more people #people

The thing is, comedy's gone in a weird direction. People are really into ironic comedy and fakeness and cleverness. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#comedy #direction #gone #into #ironic

There's no real preparing at home for stand-up. You just go and you just do it. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#home #just #just do it #preparing #real

There's no such thing as a cheap laugh. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#laugh #such #thing