Rita Rudner Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“I have to visualise my jokes, live my jokes, feel the audience because every audience is different. It's like having a different dancing partner every night.”

“Every audience has a personality. Some of them don't have the best personalities, but you're on a date with them for an hour and a half, so you just make the best of it.”

“I don't want to push the envelope. Let the envelope stay in the middle of the table. I'll just make you laugh.”

“I think the most important thing about learning comedy is to start from who you are. If you begin the process by imitating what you perceive to be a comedy rhythm, you will get laughs sooner, but you will not be unique.”

“If I say a joke and the audience laughs it makes me feel good.”

“I'm not a person who likes authority. I just love the fact that it's up to me, and I go straight to the audience.”

“I get so happy when I write a joke. It's a very satisfying, liberating feeling.”

“I love to write jokes and that's all I think about.”

“I wanted to say things that were natural coming from me.”

“If you are who you are on stage, people pay attention.”