“I don't know any comedian who tailors his act to his audience. Maybe people say they do, but I can't even imagine them.” PeopleKnowsI CanAudienceImagineComedianTailors Author:Colin Quinn
“I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian.” IfsWorldWayComedianWorking ItCynicalWorldview Author:Colin Quinn
“A weird sort of awareness set in, like, 'Wow. My stand-up isn't just separate from everything else I do anymore.' With Twitter and Face book, everything is universal that everything everybody says gets seen.” BookFacesAwarenessUniversalComedianWow Author:Colin Quinn
“For the most part, comedians are pretty friendly with each other. They always say they badmouth each other, but most of the time, they're friends. We're the only ones that can really stand our type of humor.” TypeComedianFriendly Author:Colin Quinn
“What I love about comedians is their instinct is always to go against the grain. Their whole existence is pointing out the elephant in the room. Already you can see audiences are pushing back, but we're the ones who really can take it more than anybody.” ExistenceAudienceInstinctComedianGrainPointing Author:Colin Quinn
“I'm quietly becoming New York's premiere actor. People don't understand. They have me pigeon-holed as a comedian.” PeopleActorsNew YorkBecomingComedianPigeonsPremieresBecoming New Author:Colin Quinn
“It’s sad. Marxism didn’t work. Communism didn’t work. Capitalism doesn’t work. Nothing works. Even democracy doesn’t work. Democracy-the greatest form of government and we have two choices for who’s our leader. In fascism you only have one choice. That’s great. We have one more choice than the worst form of government.” TwoGovernmentFormChoicesLeadershipWorkLeaderDemocracyWorstSadCapitalismCommunismComedianIronyIronicFascismMarxismGoverningForms Of GovernmentTwo Choices Author:Colin Quinn
“With comedians, you have that understanding that we're trying to get laughs.” TryingUnderstandingLaughingComedian Author:Colin Quinn
“That’s the beauty of being a comedian: it’s the one job you’re allowed to do that. We’re lucky. We’re really lucky.” JobsLuckyComedian Author:Colin Quinn
