Ray Bolger Quotes
I became a dancer in self-defense. I was doing a comedy monologue and didn't know how else to get off, so I danced off. I've been dancing ever since, but I'm still a comedian.
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The comedian can put the punchline out there, but it's the audience that receives it - and has to get it.
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You will never see me dancing around the trees, chasing a heroine; I will never do films, no matter what the budget, for the heck of it.
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People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not!
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I was very shy, but when I performed, I felt like I was in my own little world. I became more confident. Dancing taught me discipline and to feel comfortable in my own skin.
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I've always loved Def Leppard, ever since I was little.
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My only way of getting my uncles' attention or aunts' attention or whoever's attention was by dancing and singing around the house.
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I love dancing.
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I've been on stage since I was eight.
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I've been a comedian, hosted travel shows, explored world religions, started improv troupes, given keynote speeches at conferences around the country, and had a milk shake named after me called the Handicappuccino.
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I don't want to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' anytime soon.
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I wanted to be a professional dancer for a period of time, and I did a lot of dancing and choreography and got paid for it.
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The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.
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I couldn't walk for almost three years. That was the greatest thing that happened. Instead of dancing, I sang.
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Badminton is like ballet dancing. It requires a lot of control, strength, mind play and measured movement
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All you gotta do honey is kinda stand in one spot, wiggle around just a little bit.
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I had to write a comedy set and film a show at the same time. And it's the second time I've been up on stage as a stand-up comedian with untested material. I was saying it out loud for the first time that night. It didn't go how I expected, but in the best possible way.
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I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.
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A comedian is not funny unless he is taking his demons out for a walk.
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Of course there were areas of safety; nothing could get at me if I curled up on my father's lap, holding his ear with one thumb tucked into it... All about him was safe.
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You are an ocean in a drop of dew, all the universes in a thin sack of blood. What are these pleasures then, these joys, these worlds that you keep reaching for, hoping they will make you more alive?
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Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide.
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I became a dancer in self-defense. I was doing a comedy monologue and didn't know how else to get off, so I danced off. I've been dancing ever since, but I'm still a comedian.
