David Steinberg Quotes & Sayings

“I used to have a theory actually that, if you've had a good childhood, a good marriage and a little bit of money in the bank, you're going to make a lousy comedian.”

“I started writing this feature comedy in New York - a Chris Farley vehicle. The script was decent. When I got to LA, I met some new friends in film school and had them read my script and give me notes.”

“I starred in a Broadway play that was Sidney Poitier's first directing job and the cast was Lou Gossett, Cicely Tyson, Diana Ladd and I played a Jewish kid who offered himself as a slave to two Columbia University students as reparations.”

“And it was a huge emotional thing to leave the law and become unemployed - to be a student again.”

“Silences are the most underrated part of comedy.”

“Comedians talk to other comedians the way jazz musicians can talk to each other.”

“I rewrote it and I took all your notes. Read it again, that kind of persistence paid off.”

“My father was a rabbi and had a little synagogue in Canada, so I'm from Canada. I left there at 16.”

“Here's the rule that I set for myself, and I believe it - even on a show like 'Curb Your Enthusiasm': the more personal you are, the wider your audience.”

“The interesting thing about improvisation is you're making something up in front of the audience. Now music helps you out a little bit because you have an instrument that'll separate you from the audience.”