1 | ->''"People want me to be funny all the time. They think I'm being funny no matter what I say or do and that's not the case. I rarely joke unless I'm in front of a camera. It's not what I am in real life. It's what I do for a living."'' |
2 | -->-- '''Creator/ChristopherGuest''' |
3 | |
4 | ->''"People think because I can make them laugh on the stage, I'll be able to make them laugh in person. That isn't the case at all. I am essentially a rather quiet, dull person who just happens to be a performer."'' |
5 | -->-- '''Creator/RowanAtkinson''' |
6 | |
7 | ->''"As much as I would like to walk out there and 'be myself,' the fact is that the 'self' that I am - when I am just 'being myself'- would be utterly boring and unwatchable on a stage."'' |
8 | -->-- '''Music/FrankZappa''' |
9 | |
10 | ->''"I was once walking in an airport and a woman came up to me and said, 'Be zany!'. That'd be like walking up to Baryshikov and going, 'Plie! Just do a plie! Do it! Do a releve right now! Lift my wife!'"'' |
11 | -->-- '''Creator/RobinWilliams''' |
12 | |
13 | ->''"'What is Eric Andre like in real life?' Not as...exciting. Depressive and anxious."'' |
14 | -->--'''[[Series/TheEricAndreShow Eric Andre]]''' |
15 | |
16 | ->''"Is Creator/LennyBruce boring at home? Like, at home is he all, "Have you seen my red socks?" and then he comes onstage and he's all, "I'm gonna put a little airplane glue on a rag and fuck, shit, cock, prick!"'' |
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