“A lot of lip service gets paid to being honest, but no one really wants to hear it unless what's being said is the party line.”
Colin Quinn“You can't make everybody laugh. You gotta just do what you think is funny. Just be obstreperous to everybody.”
Colin Quinn“Everybody's got a different sense of humor. It's just different styles.”
Colin Quinn“A lot of lip service gets paid to being honest, but no one really wants to hear it unless what's being said is the party line.”
Colin Quinn“I think the world honestly would be a much healthier place if instead of trying to find rationalizations for our bad behavior we would just say, "I was an asshole. Sure, there were reasons behind it, but that doesn't matter.”
Colin Quinn, The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America“Thank God for immigrants. They're the only ones who have any personality left. They still allow themselves emotions, judgments, and all those qualities that we are "evolving" past. I don't know what they're saying, but I can tell they're speaking honestly.”
Colin Quinn, The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America“A few years back, they jacked David Copperfield in West Palm Beach, for Chrissake. Yes, it's funny: "Yo, empty your pockets," and he pulls out a bunny rabbit. But it's also depressing. If someone who can make himself disappear isn't safe, who is?”
Colin Quinn, The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America