I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up. I was in a comedy team called Red Johnny And The Round Guy.
I don't think I'm ever going to retire from stand-up, but what I have retired from is working the road every week.
I've always wanted to be an actor. I've never planned on the acting and the stand-up feeding each other; they've always been separate desires.
I stand ready to lead us down a different path where we're lifted up by our desire to succeed, not dragged down by a resentment of success.
I'm going to continue to try to strike a balance, because I really, really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see why it should affect the acting.
[as undead Ash stands triumphant on catapult] Ash: Buckle up Bonehead. 'Cause you're goin' for a ride!
Passion and standing up for things can help create a sense of unity. But you still have to act a certain way.
Performing is just standing up there and doing something. Performance takes on an edge to it. It has a more dramatic context.
I'm from Minnesota! I used to work Knuckleheads at the Mall of America as a stand-up. I spent New Year's there once. I'm not trying to namedrop.
The cheese stands alone The cheese stands alone Heigh-ho the merry-o The cheese stands alone
I am charmed by the idea that there is an activity known as work and another as play, although even in grade school the distinction eluded me. I remember how full of hope I was sitting in first-period home room listening to the teacher divide up our ...
We must all work in harmony with each other to stand up for what is right, to speak up for what is fair, and to always voice any corrections – so that the ignorant become informed and justice is never ignored. Every time a person allows an act of i...
What 'War and Peace' is to the novel and 'Hamlet' is to the theater, Swan Lake' is to ballet - that is, the name which to many people stands for and sums up an art form.
I think you would find almost anyone who stands up for their patent rights has been called a patent troll.
I used to fish the Border rivers, but nowadays you have to queue up for a shot and I can't stand that.
One night stands are not for me. I think it's gross when you just give it up.
The thing with stand-up is, I really enjoyed it, but I kind of loathed it as well. It makes me feel physically sick.
The most enduring legacy of President Barack Obama is going to be a new generation of leaders standing up for liberty.
I admire any woman who does stand-up, but frankly I'd rather pull out my own eyelids.
I've got stuff about airline mergers, which just shows that my stand-up is getting more insane by the minute.
As for Philadelphia, you know what it is like? Sink holes. You stand in the earth and it opens up and you're sucked down. I'm never going to escape Philadelphia.
