Bobby Darin Quotes

My job is mostly to entertain and be funny.

In my mind, I was always a comedian who was going to branch into writing.

But I just think I was lucky enough to figure out early on that I wanted to do comedy, so that's what I put all my effort into.

Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.

I never thought I'd end up doing comedy, but actually, it's been something I've really relished the challenge of and ended up doing quite a bit of.

I had envisioned doing comedy since childhood. For sure.

When I tell people I'm a comedian they say, 'Oh, are you funny?' I say, 'No, it's not that kind of comedy.'

I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays.

At the end of the day, I do think I'm happiest doing comedy. I love it. I know that I can do other things. I love drama as well.

It takes up enough of my time and interest just working on comedy. I just enjoy it and love doing it.

Deep inside, I am desperate to do comedy.

Maybe it's because I come from a very utopian world of being a comedian, but I'm used to many live comedy performances going on in any city I'm in, and each of us is trying to be the best at what we do. I don't think of it as a competition so much as a thriving comedy economy.

Comedy is my passion. I'm going to do this until I drop.

I never really set out to be a comedian, but as a kid, I loved doing sketches and playing characters. And then a great friend kept telling me I should be a comedian, so I followed her advice and gave it a shot.

I always wanted to be a comedian but never thought I'd be a musical comedian.

If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.

I think I probably would have gone into stand-up.

If I want to be a real comedian, I can't let you dictate my material, so I started creating more new material.

I don't know that I'd be a comedian if I stayed in Canada.

From the age of 14, I remember thinking I wanted to be a comedian. But that was like saying I wanted to be an astronaut. It felt like a million miles away, something I could never do, but would be great to.

I'm more of a sketch guy than a standup.

I love the comedy world and really grew up in green rooms, so I wanted to show the positives and negatives.

Comedy is my proper job. It's what I should be doing, and when I do other bits like my science series, I miss it.

I really like to do comedy, and I did comedy the first 2 years after I graduated college, so I really love it and appreciate it.

Those early days of comedy are when you get addicted to it.