Garry Shandling Quotes

I don't think it's necessary to do stand-up to be a presenter, but I like it, because it keeps me sharp, especially when something like 'Take Me Out' is 80% is ad-libbed, so that works for me.

I don't need no stool and mike stand. I don't need all of that to be funny. I've been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me. I spread love wherever I'm at. I'm like Marvin Gaye.

The best timed joke or the best timed phrase comes at spontaneous moments and just relies on me as the host to be very quick, and that's what I do.

I don't get stage fright, I actually love the energy, I love the spontaneity, I love the adrenaline you get in front of a live audience, it actually really works for me.

I certainly love doing comedy and feel most comfortable near it.

I know I can get laughs anywhere, in front of any crowd, if I'm given the chance.

I don't think I'd be a very good talk show host. I mean, I'm very talkative but I don't know if I could do that all the time.

I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.

I have no idea what I'm going to say when I stand up to give a toast. But I do know that anything I say I find funny.

I'd love to get into some comedy, but people keep saying, 'You're not funny!' And I say, 'Well, fair enough.' I have done comedy on stage.

I was the class clown so I was used to performing and fooling around in front of my friends.

I've always had a niche for entertaining since I was a little girl.

I think the key attributes for a good speaker are someone that's articulate and someone that puts a fair amount of humour into what they do.

I guess telling stories is an art. I never looked at it that way. I just started talking, and everyone started laughing. So I kept talking, and they kept laughing.

The secret of my success? I speak in a loud clear voice and try not to bump into the furniture.

Someday I would really love to do a talk show. That's something I've always been interested in. I like to talk, and I love to help people.

Comedy is one of my strengths.

Just to talk in front of people is scary. And now you gotta learn how to be funny, and now you gotta learn how to make people laugh at what you think is funny. That's not easy.

I feel confident writing on my feet with improv, but it's different when you're sitting down and writing it out.

I love to work. I love doing standup.

I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.

I've definitely always had a passion for entertaining.

I love a microphone and a big crowd; I'm an entertainer, I guess.

Usually, if I think something is really funny, I'm not gonna test it. I'll just test it when I'm onstage.

I think I always was a bit of a class clown, but I don't know how successful I was at that. I always think, when I read about people being class clowns, I imagine them being actually very funny, and I don't know that I was. But I tried to be, I think.