William Saroyan Quotes

I know I can get laughs anywhere, in front of any crowd, if I'm given the chance.

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.

I think Carmen Christopher is going to be massively huge. He's just too funny. He's got funny in his bones, and he wants to conquer every room.

Ellen DeGeneres is great. She has this natural style, and she makes comedy look so easy.

Standup is essentially part of your personality with the volume turned up.

Bette Midler can say four-letter words and make you love it.

'Where's Bill going?' He's going to comedy death. Boom! He pops out of it with another joke. It's my particular style.

I don't think no one out there can entertain better than I can.

It's fun to dress up and look good. And it's fun to try on clothes and wear a different jacket every night. It also helps you on stage to feel like you belong there.

I've been entertaining men with my comedy for many, many years, and I don't plan on stopping.

I still look back at the days in the early '90s and think, 'Boy, that confidence just came out in me strong,' and it was fantastic, the drama and the entertainment I brought.

I remember seeing Tony Bennett on television. He was the only guy in the orchestra who was wearing a white tux, and I thought, 'That would be good. To be the only man on stage in a white jacket.'

I wasn't born with nerves. You have to take yourself out of the equation and think about everyone else - you're the entertainer.

When I'm on stage I become a different beast.

I'm a live performer, through and through. That's when I really get to shine.

I want to know that I'm gonna knock 'em dead every night.

There were people that grabbed you just by talking, and that's what I loved about professional wrestling when I started out. That's why I'm already so good. That's why people literally hang on the edge of their seats when I have a mic because they want to know what I'm going to say.

My dad was just so charismatic and witty. One day, I hope people say that I was just as good as my dad on the mic in my own way. I will never be saying 'Space Mountain' or 'limousine riding,' but I hope people say I can control an audience, that I was as captivating as him.

I pride myself on the energy I put on stage.

Stand-up comedy is not a man's job. It's an alpha job: To be the only person in a room with a microphone who's allowed to talk.

Comedy is one of my strengths.

Trying to look glamorous while singing is not easy.

I was always in dance and performing arts school. All of my schools were performing arts. I'm the one that, like, turns up the whole party.

Jessie J's a funny, funny woman. What she does is she reels you in.

Sasha Banks stood out. She had tons of personality. I thought she was really good in a sense. I liked her sass and personality.