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Those early days of comedy are when you get addicted to it.

~Colin Quinn

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I always wanted to write as much as perform.

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Topics: Always Much Perform Wanted Write

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You know how it is with writing. You just write what you want to write. There's no way to predict what is good or bad. You just do what you think is funny, and either it works or you're finished. It's impossible to predict anything.

~Colin Quinn

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The mistake that people make in stand-up is thinking they're profound or they're deep when there are so many people who have more worthwhile ways of phrasing things.

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Topics: Deep Make Many Mistake More People Profound So Many People Stand-Up Things Thinking Ways Who Worthwhile

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I like guy stuff.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: Guy Like Stuff

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If I had to give up everything else and keep just one aspect of the job, I'd have to keep writing because I love it. Yes, I enjoy performing, too. But I couldn't give up writing material.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: Aspect Because Else Enjoy Everything Everything Else Give Had Job Just Just One Keep Love Material One Aspect Performing Too Up Writing Yes I Love

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My stand-up act? I combine the fact that the world is a violent place with the fact that each person is responsible for the situation they are in.

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Topics: Act Combine Each Fact Person Place Responsible Situation Stand-Up Violent World

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Stand-up is live, so I'm used to being live for most of my career. It's interesting.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: Being Career Interesting Live Most Stand-Up Used

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With comedians, you have that understanding that we're trying to get laughs.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: Comedians Get Laughs Trying Understanding You

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For the most part, comedians are pretty friendly with each other. They always say they badmouth each other, but most of the time, they're friends. We're the only ones that can really stand our type of humor.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: Always Comedians Each Friendly Friends Humor Most Only Other Our Part Pretty Really Say Stand Time Type

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: June 6th, 1959

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