10 notable quotes by steven wright
- I always thought Johnny Carson was just brilliant, and I used to watch him and all the comics that would be on the show every night – and I’d dream about it being me.
- It seems like we wake up and it’s a race until you get to bed. It gets to you after a while and you think, ‘What the hell am I doing?’
- People may think I’m trying something new by telling stories, but they’re just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That’s what I do.
- Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it’s dangerous.
- It usually helps me write by reading – somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear.
- I was always making my friends laugh, but I never wanted the attention of the whole classroom.
- I didn’t tell any of my friends that I wanted to be a comedian, because I was superstitious. I thought if I told people, it wouldn’t happen. So I kept it all in my head for years and years.
- Very rarely do I talk off the top of my head on stage. I’m not an improv guy. I’m a writer-guy who presents what he’s written.
- I have an answering machine in my car. It says, I’m home now. But leave a message and I’ll call when I’m out.
- You know those things that you throw the twigs into and it spits them out? That’s what I do. The branches are like life, and I throw them into my head and some of it comes out as humor.
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