Ray Romano

Right after 'Raymond' I had a world-is-my-oyster attitude, but I found out I don't like oysters. I had this existential emptiness. 'What is my purpose? Who am I?' I had a big identity crisis. ↗

— Ray Romano

#am #attitude #big #crisis #emptiness

The best comedy, I feel, comes in a drama because it balances each other out. ↗

— Ray Romano

#because #best #comedy #comes #drama

The first time I played golf was in Flushing Meadows, Queens, when I was about 16 or 17. They had an 18-hole pitch-and-putt. My buddies and I would hop the fence and sneak on and play. ↗

— Ray Romano

#buddies #fence #first #first time #golf

The only thing I miss from the sitcom format is that immediate gratification of when you're, if we're talking about comedy, of the live audience. ↗

— Ray Romano

#audience #comedy #format #gratification #i

If my father had hugged me even once, I'd be an accountant right now. ↗

— Ray Romano

#accountant #even #father #had #hugged

Well, I'm a 14 handicap. Anyone who golfs knows what that means. ↗

— Ray Romano

#handicap #i #knows #means #well

When you go to standup, there seems to be a common denominator of some form of need or want for validation from the audience that maybe you were lacking as a kid. ↗

— Ray Romano

#common #common denominator #denominator #form #go

Whenever I walk off the golf course, I thank God that I'm able to tell a joke. I thank God I'm good at something. ↗

— Ray Romano

#course #god #golf #golf course #good

You know, a TV show is a slow build. ↗

— Ray Romano

#know #show #slow #tv #tv show

You know, before I would think, my cab driver hates me. Now I think my limo driver hates me. ↗

— Ray Romano

#cab #cab driver #driver #hates #i