"I set out to become a comedian,..." - Quote by George Carlin
I set out to become a comedian, and I said in order to do that the first thing I'll do is become a disc jockey and know my pop music. I like it, my voice is good, and I can start out getting confidence without an audience in front of me.
More by George Carlin
“Someone once said, if you scratch a cynic, and you'll find a disappointed idealist. That really rang a bell with me - because I recognized that, within me, there is this flame, of wishing it were better, wishing people had better lives, that there was more of an authentic sharing and harmony with nature.”
“Bowling is not a sport because you have to rent the shoes.”
“Soft rock music isn’t rock, and it ain’t music. It’s just soft.”
More on Career
“My constant focus is on being better. Should I be doing multimedia video production? Or seminars on the Internet? How can I do what I'm already doing in a more forceful way?”
“A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to artists.”
“As a child, I was taught that it was bad manners to bring attention to yourself, and to never, ever make a spectacle of yourself ... All of which I've earned a living doing.”