“The stand up, everything was accidental. I never grew up and was the class clown and had to get the attention. It was - it really is, I have a career despite myself.” AttentionClassCareersGrewGrew UpDespiteClown Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“I really wanted people to pay attention to me and like me. And the class clown thing, you know? There's a weird desperation to the class clown when you really investigate it. Why are they trying to be the clown so much? They're filling some kind of hole.” PeopleKnowsTryingKindWantedPayAttentionClassHolesLike MePay AttentionDesperationFillingClown Author:Jack Black
“I was a class clown, of the classic term for it. I would get the work done easily, and then I would try to deprive other people of their educations. I developed skills for mimicry, and I was a good showoff. I knew how to get attention, and I knew how to do it in a positive funny way.” PeopleWayTryingDoneTermAttentionClassSkillsClassicClownWork DoneMimicryShowoffs Author:George Carlin
“I had no interest in sports so I didn't make friends in that traditional way where kids are in public school and they go and they join clubs, and play sports. So I kind of had to find my own way to make friends and get attention and so I just was the class clown.” WayKindPlayKidsSchoolSportsInterestMy OwnAttentionClassClubsTraditionalClownPublic School Author:Zach Braff