Quotes By Colin Quinn

The ancient Greeks were the first ones to say an unexamined life is not worth living. They don't tell you of course what we found out, an examined life not that fascinating either.

With comedians, you have that understanding that we're trying to get laughs.

Everybody says before reviews come out, 'Oh, reviews don't matter,' just in case they're bad; everyone want to brace themselves.

Everybody's funny in different ways.

My name has zero value.

The mistake that people make in stand-up is thinking they're profound or they're deep when there are so many people who have more worthwhile ways of phrasing things.

I was a class clown.

You can't make money on Broadway. You make nothing. You maybe make like $1,350 a week after you pay out all the producers.

I think if you try to tailor your act to anybody, you end up with an act that doesn't work anyway.

I'm always working on stuff. But they never materialize. I'm always working on movies and TV shows.

I'm not a big method actor. I'm much more superficial.

Marie Antoinette was funny, I'm sure she was just misinterpreted. You know the 'Let them eat cake' line. She seems like she was kind of funny, like a Chelsea Handler or Kathy Griffin type.

I've been to Japan, I've been to China, I've been to Africa, I've been to the Middle East, I've been to Europe a little bit. I've never been to South America.

If I had to give up everything else and keep just one aspect of the job, I'd have to keep writing because I love it. Yes, I enjoy performing, too. But I couldn't give up writing material.

I think people tend to feel odd when I do my act. Unless you are an ironic person, it's not a good place for you to be.

I think I identify more with the smart guy, but most people might take umbrage at that. I like to think of myself as a real thinker, but I suppose people might beg to differ.

I love people, I love studying people more than history. So whatever situation I see, then I look at, what were the people like, more than history itself.