Ron White Quotes

The really funny thing is that most all of my friends who are priests have seen me perform, and they say, 'I wish I could talk the way you do on stage. I wish I could reveal truth to my congregation the way you do.'

Both my parents are Methodist preachers, I grew up in a church.

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.

My father was a minister, so I was a P.K., a preacher's kid.

I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.

When you grow up in the church, the only translation in that insular world that people understand is preaching. You're supposed to be a minister. So I was going down that path, and then I saw the Tonys.

I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host.

My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama.

My dad was a Methodist minister.

My dad was a Presbyterian minister. Yes, I am one of those dreaded P.K.s - Preacher's Kids. Be afraid.

When I go out before a crowd, I ask God to give me inspiration to be the light.

My mother was a minister, so I grew up in a church. My grandfather was a minister; there are a bunch of ministers in my family.

My granddad was an elder at our church, so it was a big part of my life growing up.

My dad is a preacher. Growing up, I went to church every time the doors were open.

I'm really articulate when I do my thing - when I speak on the mic, when I do interviews. I'm a colorful personality.

I love storytellers. When I was growing up, my inspirations were watching Eddie Murphy, Dennis Wolfberg, and Louie Anderson. These guys were great at telling stories, and I made that my own style, talking about things that happened to me and trying to make them funny.

Growing up, the one thing I noticed was that everyone seemed to laugh at my jokes wherever I went.

I grew up in the church, and my mom is, like a major prayer warrior.

My dad is the funniest human being I've ever met in my life - for years, I'd watch him hold court in whatever situation he was in; he was the most amazing raconteur. I often feel I've hijacked what should have been his career.

My grandfather was a vicar, and there was quite a lot of churchgoing when I was growing up. It's a world that I spent a lot of time around.

I was all about touching people and influencing people, I always been that type of person. I was the one teaching people things, I just always had a way with my words and I always spoke with substance.

Sometimes I start off shows by explaining to people that it's just a bunch of stories - I always say 'It's like standup, just less funny.'

The biggest impact that acting and theater had was, of course, stage presence, but it also had a big impact on my writing.

Acting and writing are the things I like doing. I don't like presenting that much.

My father was a minister, so I was raised in the church.