Roseanne Barr Quotes

I was a punk rocker. A full-bore, 1st-generation punk.

I'm trying to take drag back to its down-and-dirty roots where people get offended at first, and then they're like, 'Oh my God, this crazy queen.'

I do strive to be the Andy Kaufman of TV news.

I have always felt that the rise of what became known as alternative comedy was born out of the loins of the alternative theatre movement.

I think of myself as an underground name. Quite a cult comic.

Johnny Rotten isn't punk. Maybe that's punk to somebody, but these people are participating and challenging the corporations that are telling us what punk is and what good music is.

To me punk rock is thinking outside of the box, outside of the program, outside the establishment.

Will punk rock ever die? Pal, if you have to ask it's dead to you.

From the time I was a kid, I'd never joined groups. I hated high school groups. I hung out with hippies, musical people. I hung out with whomever I found compelling and interesting and smart. And I continued to do that throughout my life.

People want it to be red, like blood. It's kind of funny. When I used to throw meat into the audience, I'd get letters from kids' mothers saying, "What's the best way to get blood stains out of my son's shirt?"

Performing to me is the most vital, most important. It's my favorite part of all of it. I just want to be on stage.

We live in a time where improv is king and people love improv, and I think there's a time and a place for that and people who are really good at structuring improv.

I like to wear platform heels onstage and they're actually hard to find. But fans started putting money in them - so now they are filled with tons of bills. It's pretty amazing.

As an actor myself, the opportunity to sing and dance and be dramatic and be funny - it's really irresistible to actors. You get to show all sides of your talent.

My background is in musical comedy.

I was about 16 when punk started to happen... It felt like you had this naive idea that you could change things just by wearing something.

Watching live actors onstage, in something that changes night by night, real people picking up cues from each other, it concentrates you on the process rather than the result.

The more nervous I am, and the more insane a situation is, the more I love it and get addicted to it. That's why I love playing on stage. And I kind of freak out if I don't get to do it, because it's a big part of my sanity, I think.

It's a pain in the ass, show business. And the only time that I really enjoy it is when I'm in front of an audience and they're reacting to me.

When you're doing standup you're kind of doing, "Hey. I thought of this. This may be funny.

Punk rock isn't supposed to be for everyone. There is that sort of private club mentality, which is necessary. It keeps things from getting watered down and boring.

I was so shy and so quiet, and the only time I had my own voice and I could really connect with people was when I was singing or on stage.

When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.

I always go back and do theater. I love it. It keeps an actor improving in a way, it sort of keeps your craft alive, if that makes sense.