David Jason Quotes

At the end of the day, even if my part is a bit goofy, the key thing is that I'm doing what I love to do, and that's to make people laugh.

I've been at it since 1967, and I still love it. There is nothing quite like making people laugh.

Remember, if you do the same act for 20, 30 years it gets a little boring unless you've got something else going for you... And the orchestra really kept you going. They'd laugh at all your jokes, even if they'd been hearing them for the last 30 years.

I have no intention of retiring; I can't imagine not doing stand-up. That's where I started and where I'll be.

Doing comedy is still in my veins; that's my first love.

I lost that excitement I had when I first started out. It was all about the need to just get a job, and so I found the joy again when I was writing Deuce Bigelow. I was laughing so hard and along with my writing partner at the time, simply laughing until we cried.

I love acting and I have a lot of fun.

I enjoyed making people laugh. I discovered that I loved that power over them. On stage, I felt I could really express who I was for the first time.

I've never had a Plan B. I've just always wanted to make people laugh, that's it.

I just love being in front of the camera making people laugh, cry, entertaining them. It's the 'nasha' of performance that I enjoy. It's my calling, and I'm blessed to be able to do that for a living.

I never want to forget that my job is to make people laugh.

I'm so lucky to do what I do, traveling across the country and making people laugh.

My favorite thing in the world was to make people sing - until I made people laugh. Then that became my favorite thing in the world.

I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good.

It's a privilege to do what I do for a living - to take people out of their miserable day, or to educate somebody, or make somebody laugh, or fall in love with an idea. How good is that? And I get paid to do it!

I just love to make a whole roomful of people laugh.

Being a stand-up is my mission in life; it's my passion. My ongoing goal is to simply be funny, on my own, in front of a roomful of strangers.

I do love to perform. And I'm ever so grateful that this has turned into a job with a future.

Comedy is what I really want to do and propel.

To be a comedian, you gotta jokesmith, there's no way around it.

I have, like, two and a half years of failed jokes that I know I wouldn't repeat, but I certainly have no comprehension of what definitely works. And the only gauge that I can go by is, 'This makes me laugh,' and is joyful... I like to, if possible, do things that people can enjoy and it doesn't take anybody down.

In fifth grade, we had to write a story and read it in front of the class. When I read mine out, the class were just belly laughing. And I remember being like, 'This is the coolest!' So I want to dedicate my life to trying to make people laugh. I can't imagine doing anything else.

I love being able to sing for my job. I am blessed beyond words and I hope my fans can feel that while I'm on stage!