Quotes & Jokes by Drew Carey / page 4
I just try to get people to laugh - I'm not trying to change the world or anything.
I'm not against ratings per se. I think more information is always good. But I certainly don't think the government has to step in and set guidelines for how shows should be rated.
In any other job, they're truck drivers. In show-biz, they're "Transportation Captains."
I'm Drew Carey, and just like the Muppets, I've got someone's hand up my butt.
When I did Comic Relief, I did it to be on the show; it's a badge of honor as a comedian to do that show.
What right does a politician have to tell me what I can and cannot watch? Change the channel if you don't like what's on TV!
But sports photography isn't something you just pick up overnight. You can't do it once a year for fun and expect to do a good job. And I take pride in what I do.
I didn't see it coming, ... But Comedy Central wanted to do it and will air all 13 shows that we did. That's why I'm going out on this tour. If the show wasn't picked up, I would probably be flying off to a sporting event or something in October. I wanted to take a couple of years off, but that will have to wait because of the show and the tour.
I'm not taking the bus today. I thought I'd try something different, I'm going to throw myself in front of it.
I've got to say that I don't see myself as some sort of political type like Alec Baldwin or Barbra Streisand. I don't want to come across like that.
George Carlin is kind of my template now because George Carlin before was straight laced regular comic and he had short hair, a tie, suit, nightclub guy. Then he said screw it, let his hair grow, just started telling what he thought was the truth. So that's what I'm trying to do.