Margaret Cho Quotes

Stand-up. It's the only place I'm comfortable.

In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.

I got to a point where I wanted to have some dignity in what I'm saying onstage. I want people to hear what I'm saying, regardless of whether or not it gets a laugh. That became a lot more rewarding than straight acting could ever be for me.

I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me and so when I hit the stage I just sensed freedom. I sensed, 'Here's a place that I can have all the experiences of life and not feel uncomfortable about it.'

I just like doing standup, that's all I'm interested in or good at.

In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It's another thing to get up on the stage.

I feel lucky that I can have people laugh solidly for a whole hour by just saying what I think and getting paid for it.

Stand-up was my entree into the entertainment world. I didn't have to act out somebody else's words. I could just stand there with a microphone, and nobody would interrupt me. It's the most narcissistic thing you could probably do.

Doing comedy was liberating in a way.

The moment for me, thinking I might actually want to do comedy professionally, was when I did public speaking at school. I found out I was good at getting up in front of class. In the fifth grade, I did a speech on comedy.

I've been entertaining men with my comedy for many, many years, and I don't plan on stopping.

I like stand-up. I've done it since I was a teenager, so it's kind of my first job and first kind of creative way to express myself.

I started doing improv comedy in 2007, and I think it was that that gave me the confidence to try doing stand-up!

I've done comedy on stage, in fact it is one of my strong points.

When I was in third grade I taught myself ventriloquism... What's hard is to learn to be an entertainer and make people laugh. I was a few years out of college before I felt I had enough material. Then in 1988 I moved to L.A. and started to do some shows at comedy clubs.

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'm kind of shy, and I think that I take that out by performing in front of a lot of people. That's how I get out my shyness.

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

I think I have always tried to connect my comedy to my art.

Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit.

Strangely enough I'm better on a stage. I love that I feel like I blossom in front of a whole bunch of people.

I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.

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

I feel so much at home onstage and so comfortable in my body.

I'm actually pretty shy in real life. But I guess in front of the camera, I focus.