Quotes by Ray Romano

About Ray Romano:

Raymond Albert is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and voice actor. He is known for his role on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the voice of "Manny" in the Ice Age film series. He created and starred in the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age (2009–11). From 2012 to 2015, Romano had a recurring role in Parenthood.
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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.

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

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I have the show because I'm insecure. It's my insecurity that makes me want to be a comic, that makes me need the audience.

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I feel like this is a dream - and I apologize for how I dressed some of you.

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Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon as they're born, and they start using sleep deprivation to break you.

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It seems to be a common denominator with a lot of comics, this low self-esteem thing.

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I'm always giving myself the Alzheimer's test. My shrink told me to do this. It takes one minute. You name every word that comes to mind that begins with the letter F.

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I still feel like an immature idiot inside, but I look in the mirror and - as a friend of mine once said- this old guy keeps getting in the way.

Ray Romano

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.

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You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character.

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I'm aging, and the world is seeing it.

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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.

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After 'Raymond,' there was this big feeling of, 'What do I do next?'

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The successful golfers - they're like astronauts or pilots. They have that demeanor that they can focus and stay within that one moment and nothing distracts them. That's not me.

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I live in L.A. Now.

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I like doing film, you know, single-camera.

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I married a saint - well, a saint who curses.

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I just don't want to play the same guy again over and over.

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I still got my hair, I'm not fat.

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I do still get intimidated by certain things.

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Author Bio

  • NameRay Romano
  • DescriptionAmerican comedian
  • BornDecember 21, 1957
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor