Tony Rock Quotes

For me, the way I stay consistent is through stand-up comedy.

I have no qualifications to do anything else and there weren't any formal application forms you had to fill in for stand-up, so I thought I'd give that a twist.

I've actually done a lot of comedy.

I had some friends that tried it down there, and I went to a couple of open mics, and I just kind of got this... this sick urge to try it instead of just watching it.

I realize as I get older that stand-up is a huge part of who I am. I think I'll do it for the rest of my life.

I always tell comics you got to hang with your stand-up.

The minute I started doing comedy, the doors opened.

If I'm not in the theatre, I'm in an open mic night or doing a guest set at the Comedy Club, or whatever, just trying to develop stuff.

I think I probably would have gone into stand-up.

I started pursuing stand-up comedy in 12th grade.

As a stand-up comic, you have to do the road.

I worked at comedy clubs - if I can use the term 'work' - for several years. I middled at one point. I never made it; I was never a headliner. I never made enough time to write enough good material, in my opinion.

I did sketch comedy for years. I've always enjoyed it.

Stand-up comedy is mine: it's my entity; it's my brand; I own it. I do it when I want to do it.

The greatest thing about being a comedian is knowing other comedians. And you get to talk to them. Its the most fun.

Some people use stand-up to get something else in their careers, but it's truly the art form of stand-up I love.

I never thought I'd end up doing comedy, but actually, it's been something I've really relished the challenge of and ended up doing quite a bit of.

I've been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I've never really been a CEO.

I never knew if I would get my own show, but I knew I loved stand-up.

But long story short, I didn't start doing stand-up because I wanted to have a TV show or be an actor or even wanted to write sketch comedy. I got into stand-up because I love stand-up.

But I love stand-up, and it's where I came from creatively, so it's something I never want to walk away from.

I moved from acting to stand-up because castings are just about what you look like. It doesn't matter if you can act or not. In comedy, no one cares what you look like.

Little did I know that earning a living at stand-up is the hardest thing you can do. But once I started doing it, I just loved it, and I realized that I was actually kinda good at it, and then that was it.

Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.

I had no desire to be a stand-up comic until I decided to do it.