“The really good stand up comedians can be angry but relatable, and they have interestingly humanizing personalities. Their observational skills are far greater than mine, so I'll just stick to reading lines off a page.” ReadingLinesGreaterMinesPersonalitySkillsPagesAngrySticksComedianRelatableStand Up Comedian Author:Kunal Nayyar
“But what's true about comedians is that we've all got a huge hole in our personality. In a room of 3,000 people, we're the one person facing in the opposite direction - yet we have this overwhelming desire to be liked.” PeoplePersonsDesireRoomsHugePersonalityOppositesHolesComedianOverwhelmingOverwhelming Desire Author:Jimmy Carr
“The most difficult thing has definitely been movies. From a comedian's standpoint, you think being real big is the best thing, but with movies, the screen is huge, you're big anyway! Also, coming from a TV personality - MTV was all about high energy and selling the hottest video - I had to learn to [take it down]. A lot of characters I'm playing are not necessarily that kind of guy.” ThinkingKindRealCharacterBigsGuyEnergyDifficultTvsHugePersonalityScreensVideoSellingComedianBest ThingsBeing RealDifficult ThingsStandpointMtvHottestHigh Energy Author:Bill Bellamy
“I was terrified when my doctor told me that I had a unique and interesting personality trait, but then he told me about new Zoloft or Prozac and now I just take three pills a day and I blend right into this horrible inbred corporate landscape.” ThreeInterestingPersonalityDepressionUniqueDoctorsHorribleLandscapeCorporateComedianTraitsTerrifiedDayPillsProzacPersonality TraitsAntidepressantsInbredsInteresting Personalities Author:Doug Stanhope
“People tell me I'm a comedian, but I don't approach acting from that perspective. I do know that everything in life has to do with your timing and perception. You have to be comfortable with the rhythm that you're in. You can't just jump into a fast rhythm if yours is slow. You might have to pick up the pace but in your own particular way. It has to do with personality, too.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayMightActingParticularPerspectivePersonalityComfortablePerceptionApproachPicksRhythmComedianPaceTiming Author:Mike Tyson
“I think there is a weird loneliness that comes with being a comedian. There is something definitely inside the personality of a person who wants to be a comedian, and (he or she) is looking to connect (to the audience) at all times.” ThinkingWantPersonsAudienceLonelinessPersonalityAll TimeComedian Author:Chris Gethard
“There's a weird loneliness that comes with being a comedian, especially standup. Even with improvisers, I think there are certain moments of truth where you feel really, really connected to audiences, and that's when you're on stage. I think there's definitely something inside the personality of a person who wants to be a comedian that's looking to connect at all times. That's where the adrenaline rushes in their lives come from.” ThinkingMomentsAudienceLonelinessPersonalityAll TimeComedianAdrenaline Author:Chris Gethard
“The truth is, I had always wanted to be a comedian, but I really didn't have that kind of personality, and it's a terrifying thing to say.” KindWantedPersonalityTruth IsComedian Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“Christians have always been fodder for comedians who have tended to portray them as anoraks - slightly clammy, beatifically smiley dullards with barely a personality between them.” ChristianPersonalityComedianSmileyFodder Author:Jo Brand