Dave Attell Quotes

I love kids; I think they are fun and funny.

I'm the type of person that doesn't like to wait for people to do things for me, and I never want to feel stuck. Why sit around and be like, 'I wish my label would book me some studio time,' if I can just buy my own studio equipment and figure out how to run Pro Tools and record it myself?

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

It's not what your parents give you. It's what you do with your own stuff.

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

No, I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life.

I grew up pretty much entertaining myself. So I know what its like to be in a room by myself and having fun with something.

I know that you're better off making your own products, not just waiting for someone to hand you something.

Where I'm from, in the middle of the country, there were no clubs or parties. You had to make your own fun.

I figured out quick I had to write my own ticket. I realized I could tell stories and make money from it.

When there is no work, I create my own.

Everybody makes their own fun. If you don't make it yourself, it isn't fun. It's entertainment.

Fun is what you do for yourself. If somebody else does it, it's entertainment.

Make your own fun. As opposed to consume fun like a package of Spam.

I spent much of my childhood in northern Quebec, and often there was no radio, no television - there wasn't a lot to entertain us. When it rained, I stayed inside reading, writing, drawing.

I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your own opportunities. I hope I'm right.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

If you're not getting work, make your own work. I think that's a good mentality. I suppose I take my drive from my mother and my practicality from my father.

Let's make some funny pictures.

The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?

I like to do everything myself - I'm very hands-on with my housekeeping, my children, travelling, how I do things.

He didn't riot. He got on his bike and looked for work.

Growing up, I didn't have a lot of toys, and personal entertainment depended on individual ingenuity and imagination - think up a story and go live it for an afternoon.

There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.

When I designed my first house in L.A., I didn't have any money - I did it all on my own. I liked that.