Quotes & Jokes by Colin Quinn / page 2
The thing that drives me crazy is when comics say 'I have low self-esteem.' No you don't. You're standing on stage asking people to pay. You don't play an instrument. You want people to pay to hear what's in your mind. You don't have low self-esteem. You might have other problems.
My stand-up act? I combine the fact that the world is a violent place with the fact that each person is responsible for the situation they are in.
I'm quietly becoming New York's premiere actor. People don't understand. They have me pigeon-holed as a comedian.
People say "history was written by the winners." No, it wasn't. It was written by the bullies.
So instead of talking about theoretical ways of ending the war and violence, I say that we have to get rid of the individual asholes in each office and situation.
You know, the funny thing about Lorne and that show is that, you can go over one million things, but in a business of bean counters, he still likes to laugh at small things and creates a show around it.
Marie Antoinette was funny, I'm sure she was just misinterpreted. You know the 'Let them eat cake' line. She seems like she was kind of funny, like a Chelsea Handler or Kathy Griffin type.
I think people tend to feel odd when I do my act. Unless you are an ironic person, it's not a good place for you to be.
I love people, I love studying people more than history. So whatever situation I see, then I look at, what were the people like, more than history itself.
I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit.
If I had to give up everything else and keep just one aspect of the job, I'd have to keep writing because I love it. Yes, I enjoy performing, too. But I couldn't give up writing material.
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.