Quotes About Comedian

I consider Lena Dunham a comedian.

I was half Catskills comedian, half 1800s matron.

Once people enjoy what I do, I don't mind if they call me a magician or an illusionist or a hypnotist, entertainer, comedian, whatever people want to call me. I'm comfortable with all of the above, so I don't really mind at all what people want to call me.

I know who Dick Gregory is; I knew what his accomplishments are. I certainly knew him as a comedian and an activist.

I don't want to have to be a teacher so I can be a comedian.

I am not a comedian, I am an actor.

If I was reading a book about a comedian, I wouldn't really care too much about their childhood.

You know, a comedian's comedian is just that - it's a guy who's original and funny and can make comics laugh.

It doesn't matter if I'm playing a lead role or that of a comedian; I want my audience to have entertainment worth their money.

I think of myself as a light comedian.

I'm not saying everyone who has a problem in their relationship should be a comedian, but I think if you're to work things out you've to get out of the bunker.

An academic is what I would have been if I hadn't been successful as a comedian. I've never had a proper job.

I'm actually a big fan of Kathy Griffin because I think she's really funny. I think she's really self-deprecating, which is something I like to see in a comedian. I think those are really the best comedians: people who can make fun of themselves.

I read in the 'Daily Mail' that I'm one of these 'foul-mouthed comedians.' But I'm much cleaner than the people they like. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to think that a 70-year-old - particularly someone like Alan Bennett - would like it, because they've seen a lot of stuff.

When you're a comedian, you're another race. You're friends with all these comedians who are white, black and brown. It's us against the world.

Patrice O'Neal is the best comic I ever saw.

I didn't want to be a comedian. I wanted to be an actor - maybe a comic actor, but a real actor - by real, I mean not a comedian. I wanted to be an actor.

I think of myself as more of a comic person. I don't know about a comic actor.

When they first start doing comedy, new comics or even people that have only been doing it three or four years, they're doing an impersonation of a stand-up. This is what I think a stand-up should sound like.

I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays.

There's a confusion of what I do. Are you the rock guy? Are you the family guy? Who are you? I'm the people's entertainer.

My mum and dad were incredibly supportive - although I suspect my dad would have preferred me to go the university route. However, I know they were extremely proud when I won the 2011 BAFTA Best Actor for playing comedian Eric Morecambe in 'Eric and Ernie.'

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

I used to have a theory actually that, if you've had a good childhood, a good marriage and a little bit of money in the bank, you're going to make a lousy comedian.