#comedian

I was actually pretty shy in school. My defense mechanism was to be the class clown. I remember getting into a lot of trouble for being disruptive, and I was brought in front of the headteacher, who said: 'What's going to happen to you; what are you going to do when you grow up?' and I said: 'Well, I'm obviously going to be a comedian.' ↗

— Adam Clayton

#being #brought #class #class clown #clown

I was up until all hours of the night, listening to stories, meeting great old comedians. ↗

— Joely Fisher

#great #hours #i #listening #meeting

You shouldn't listen to us at all if you're looking for information. We don't take ourselves seriously on any level; we're just comedians. ↗

— Stephen Colbert

#comedians #information #just #level #listen

They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever. ↗

— Mike Judge

#down #ever #give #honest #humor

I wanted to do - there was this film called 'Magic' that Anthony Hopkins did. And the director wanted me. The writer wanted me. Joe Levine said no, I don't want any comedians in this. ↗

— Gene Wilder

#anthony hopkins #any #called #comedians #did

There really is no Johnny Carson anymore. There is no one place a comedian can appear and explode. ↗

— Tom Leykis

#appear #carson #comedian #explode #johnny

Comedians don't have a monopoly on suffering. But creative people are sometimes fortunate enough to be able to incorporate their most traumatic experiences into their art. ↗

— Matt Lucas

#art #comedians #creative #creative people #enough

I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly. ↗

— Ian Mckellen

#acting #being #between #comedian #comic

The idea of a Japanese comedian was not only a rarity, it was non-existent. ↗

— Pat Morita

#idea #japanese #non-existent #only #rarity

Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart. ↗

— Adrian Edmondson

#comedians #cooper #endearing #getting #like