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Steven Wright

American Comedian

Born: Dec 6, 1955

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Related authors: George Carlin Groucho Marx Milton Berle Mitch Hedberg Robin Williams Rodney Dangerfield W. C. Fields

I haven't changed at all. I'm the same as when I was 11. Steven Wright

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When I was a kid, I never did funny things to get attention. I was never a funny person. I was never, like, 'Oh, wow. I could say this some day on stage.' Steven Wright

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I was always making my friends laugh, but I never wanted the attention of the whole classroom. Steven Wright

Laugh Classroom Never Attention Always Making Friends Wanted Whole

I love eating chocolate cake and ice cream after a show. I almost justify it in my mind as, 'You were a good boy onstage and you did your show, so now you can have some cake and ice cream.' Steven Wright

Childhood was very nice. The only thing wrong was that I was so introverted, everything became a big deal... 'Oh, no, here comes the bus. Where am I gonna sit on the bus?' Steven Wright

There's something about being in front of a live audience that's fun. It's a really interesting, very electric, very alive, and intense experience, and you can't get it anywhere else. And I've been doing it since I was 23, so it's part of my being - it's part of my fabric as a person. Steven Wright

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When I was a kid, I went to the store and asked the guy, Do you have any toy train schedules? Steven Wright

You Kid Guy Schedules Toy Train Any Store Asked

People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do. Steven Wright

Jokes People Illusion Think Imagination Telling Give Something Something New New Continue Trying May Just Stories Really Creating Connected Using

So, do you live around here often? Steven Wright

You Live Around Often Here

My act is an exaggeration of a part of me. I'm much more expressive off stage. Steven Wright

Me Exaggeration Stage More Part Off Much Act Expressive

I've been thinking of humorous things since I was... I can't remember when. All the way through elementary school, all the way through junior high, all the way through high school, through college and after college, I was thinking of the same kinds of things that I say in front of an audience now. Steven Wright

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I didn't want to be selling insurance at 40, wondering what would it have been like to do stand-up. Steven Wright

Would Like Insurance Been Selling Wondering Want

It's very interesting, the joke comes first and then the wording comes within five seconds, maybe ten seconds. My thing is to get the joke across in as few words as possible. However, sometimes a word that's not really needed does help the rhythm of it. It's a gut feeling. Steven Wright

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My favorite book is anything by Kurt Vonnegut - he's my literary hero. I got to meet him several times, which was a great thrill for me. I don't really remember what we talked about. Steven Wright

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