Art Garfunkel Quotes

Stand-up is different from television. In stand-up, you've got to be in control.

Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's no telling him what's funny.

You can (be a middle-aged comic) if you work very hard at it, because comedy is really hard.

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 love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part!

I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal.

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

People always come up to me and say, 'you should do standup.' It's nice to discover things about yourself. That keeps everything lively and fun.

I feel like I'm just learning how to play the guitar. I mean, really learning to play the guitar.

It's interesting to watch myself with an audience; I'm trying hard to learn from it.

I took an acting class. After the first day, the teacher quit, so they said take another. When I saw 'How to be a Stand-up Comedian,' it resonated. I realized I'd rather make 200 people laugh than make one person cry.

I never do impressions, but I probably should. People like that stuff.

Sometimes there's one person in the audience laughing hysterically, and it's so much fun. You end up playing the entire play to them.

Even though I was theatrically trained, learning to develop a character was an awesome experience.

I'm going to be Dog, and I'm going to be an entertainer. And I'm going to make mistakes.

I started doing comedy because that was the only stage that I could find. It was the pure idea of being on stage. That was the only thing that interested me, along with learning the craft and working, and just being in productions with people.

My goal is just to become a better comedian.

The single most important thing in learning my craft was being on the stage.

You really have to be a good entertainer, or the show won't work. For me, it was all about having fun with the audience, which meant that I could usually forget that the camera was there. It was kind of like being in the classroom.

My first love is doing my own comedy stuff.

My dad loves going backstage. I try not to have him give too many jokes to people.

I think you develop strong instincts when you're a comedian. You have to pay your bills by making people laugh every six seconds... or not. I had to do that for 22 years.

The beautiful thing about stand-up advice is that it applies to anybody, any gender, any race, any age. The best thing you can do - everybody will tell you - is get on stage as much as you can. I would add to that: get on stage as much as you can - with the people you admire.

We spent night after night out there learning the art of entertaining a crowd.

Theatre has been a sort of hobby. I regret that I am not active, but given my job that is difficult. But those were learning days. The learning curve was the level of confidence, maturity, and reflexes that theatre teaches you is fantastic. You are alone in front of an audience for two hours and that gives you a different kind of confidence.