Ron White quotes

“But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It's like anything else. It's a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.”

— Ron White

“I started selling out comedy clubs before I got to town with no advertising. I was selling out theaters just on the rumor that I was going to be there.”

— Ron White

“I really understood a lot more about comedy after listening to Bill Hicks, who died at 32 years old. He's probably the best comedian who ever lived. Although you can't say that because of Carlin, Cosby and Pryor.”

— Ron White

“The bulk of my fans are my age, and I'm aging at the same rate they are. That makes me relevant. They like hearing what I have to say. I work hard at it, but it's addicting, really.”

— Ron White

“I'm definitely guilty of thinking something is funny but thinking the audience won't. Then three years later I will finally try it and it'll kill them. I got to give them more credit.”

— Ron White

“I don't have a specific plan except for as long as people want to listen to me talk, I'm going to keep talking. I can't imagine a life without doing standup.”

— Ron White

“If you look at the common denominator of all the comics who have had big success, it's being true to their nature... that's what takes a long time to learn.”

— Ron White

“I was so in love with the idea of making people laugh for a living that I didn't care what I had to do to get there. Or how much money I was going to make when I did get there.”

— Ron White