Doug Stanhope Quotes

I love performing for the crowd. Maybe that's what it is. I'm a crowd pleaser.

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

One of the things I think you need to be a good emcee is silliness. And I'm basically a silly guy.

Ever since I was a kid, I loved being up in front of people. I loved making people laugh; I never had any stage fright.

If you love attention and have a pretty decent voice, that's a pretty good combination.

I think my goal has always been to remain entertaining. Above all else, remain entertaining.

I figured, 'Why not go into entertainment?' I love entertaining people. I always loved being extra loud.

I'm not like a performer type.

Giving a good performance, giving it all is what it's all about. I love to perform.

Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. Every night I had a live audience of 25,000 people to win over. My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

I would love to do more on the stage; having actual contact with the audience is great. You can give them a good seeing to!

Any good actor has to have a good sense of humour, too; they have to be able to manipulate people.

I know I'm not much on face value, but when it comes to stage value, I'll deliver for you.

My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

Ever since I was 2 or 3, I loved to perform for people. I would walk up to another table in a restaurant and crack a joke, sing a song, do a dance, or something entertaining, and the 'audience' would almost always smile and laugh.

When I get on stage, I try to win my pay: to please and that people leave satisfied... being seductive has given me good results.

I love performing, you know, because, like I say, I'm a ham for this stuff.

Every time I go on stage, it's like a first date. I put on my best clothes, shave, and get as handsome as I can. Then I say the cutest things I know to say, and I become the very best Bill Medley I can be because I want to win my date over. My audience is the date that I want to impress every time.

I was a class clown. I realized early on feeling very comfortable in front of people.

I love interacting with an audience. I love just being myself in front of a crowd.

The real challenge lies in maintaining dignity while being funny. I am in awe of Krushna Abhishek's energy and Bharti Singh's wit. They are infectious and selfless.

Even when I was an engineer, I was a comic on my job. At birthday and holiday parties, I was the one scheduling and emceeing. If you work on your gift, and you're good, it will shine through.

Some people call me arrogant and boo me but I love it, because at least they're buying tickets. Meanwhile, other people are thinking, 'wow, this guy's different, I'll come and see him again.'

I think actors, athletes, and anyone who's a public speaker is very amazing or fascinating to me.

There were people that grabbed you just by talking, and that's what I loved about professional wrestling when I started out. That's why I'm already so good. That's why people literally hang on the edge of their seats when I have a mic because they want to know what I'm going to say.