‘Honing the edge that confidence brings.’ Creativity Never let them know I was bombing: This is funny, you just haven’t gotten it yet.’ The course was more plodding than heroic.’ Confidence ‘I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a by-product. (One can be a flash, the other must be consistent.) It’s easy to be great, but it’s hard to be good. He said, ‘Oh, that’ll happen a lot.’ The knowledge that this horrid grief was simply part of life’s routine cheered me up almost instantly.’ Consistency I told him my high school girlfriend (for all of two weeks) had broken up with me. ‘One day I was particularly gloomy, and Jim asked me what the matter was. ‘When I think of the moments of elation I have experienced over some of my successes, I am astounded at the number of times they have been accompanied by elation’s hellish opposite.’ Comedy’s enemy is distraction, and rarely do comedians get a pristine performing environment.’ Emotions ‘Stand-up is seldom performed in ideal circumstances. ‘There could be nothing that made the audience feel they weren’t seeing something utterly new.’ ‘Comedy is just a distortion of what is happening, and there will always be something happening.’ ‘If I kept denying them the formality of the punchline, the audience would eventually pick their own place to laugh.’ Jokes are funniest when played upon oneself. ‘Perseverance is a great substitute for talent.’ Comedy and the Audience Martin would tape himself so that he was able to honestly review and rate himself to improve on the next time. To be bold and dumb and fail as often as you like. The road - without guidebooks or mentors or critics. ‘Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.’ Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four were spent in wild success.’ ‘I did stand up comedy for eighteen years. There is room, he implies, for something new.’ Learning and Teaching
‘All entertainment is, or is about to become, old-fashioned.
The concept of ‘monday night quality’ - which is to say, you’re good enough to go on on Monday night but maybe not Saturday ‘The move enabled me to place my hand on opportunity’s doorknob.’
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