American - Comedian | September 17, 1955 -
I love to write jokes and that's all I think about.
Rita Rudner
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I get so happy when I write a joke. It's a very satisfying, liberating feeling.
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I don't like when there's too much conversation because I'm shy and it makes me uncomfortable.
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I get a lot of return business. I think it's all those years I put in traveling around the country; people saw me before and had a good time so they want to see me again.
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The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I was in, which was acting, singing and dancing.
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I started taking ballet lessons when I was 4, and I was performing in ballet companies when I was 10, and I did summer stock in Miami Beach when I was 12, and finally I said, 'I gotta go to Broadway.'
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I had no desire to be a stand-up comic until I decided to do it.
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My Vegas act is how I make my money.
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When you're a dancer, you start with the basics. You don't all of a sudden do a grand jete and pirouette. You start with first position, second, third.
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I don't want to push the envelope. Let the envelope stay in the middle of the table. I'll just make you laugh.
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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.
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Being a dancer and a singer gave me some advantage with regards to having a stage presence. I always take my timing from the audience because they are half of my act.
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