Sara Pascoe Quotes

I never became a road comic.

When I was doing comedy in New York, before I was in movies, I was never known as the deadpan actress. I was just a comedienne.

When I started out in comedy, it was common knowledge that it took about 10 years to get good. And that was okay because it took you about 9 years to get on television.

I mean, I guess I started during the comedy boom, so it was literally like, on Sunday you could decide you wanted to be a comic, and on Monday, you could be on stage.

I always wanted to be a comedian, but I wasn't sure how you do that.

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 did years of summer stock. I sort of only wanted to be an actor. And then at 19, I was funny, and I had some of these bits that I did for friends, and I immediately could get on television.

From very early on, I had always wanted to be a stand-up comedian. It was my passion; it was my goal. It was a world I was simply infatuated with. So, as soon as I could, I moved out to L.A. chasing after my dream.

From the very beginning I knew I had to be a comedian, and thus preferred being one.

I started doing little amateur nights at the comedy club that was right next to the restaurant that I waitressed in when I was in university. I was probably 22 years old. I didn't do it with any intention of making a career out of it; I had just always valued comedy.

Most stand-ups, once they have done it, think of it as their default job. I'm pretty sure Jon Stewart still feels that way now. You are a stand-up first; other things come and go.

Because comedy is cheap to put on: if you've got a play or an opera, there's a whole load of people and a set, but comedy is just one man or woman. And because TV has learned to love comics - there's so many more around now than when I started out.

I'm probably more of a stand-up comedian than an actor.

I've been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I've never really been a CEO.

I will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life.

I adore doing comedy, I think it's fantastic. I never saw myself doing exclusively comedy.

Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.

It seems easier to make a career out of comedy now than it was in the 1980s.

I've been doing stand-up just about every night since I started in 1989. It's my home base. But I'm into doing comedy in all mediums, platforms and situations.

My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic.

I'm a stand-up comic. Anything else I do besides that is a plus, but stand-up comedy is what I do, it's what I've been doing and it's what I'm going to keep doing.

People see me on the 'Daily Show' or 'About a Boy'. But the reality is that I only got into this business to do standup comedy.

I just like doing comedies, and think that my timing and love for the genre set me apart from other young women who look like me.

I wanted to be a comedian, and this is what I'm doing. If I can keep this going, I'm happy.

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