I just have a relationship with my imagination. It’s like my friend, almost. Steven Wright Read Quote
To me, comedy is just twisting reality. It’s commenting or observing or twisting life. Steven Wright Read Quote
It usually helps me write by reading – somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear. Steven Wright Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I laugh all the time – at things, people, stuff, whatever. But, I don’t laugh onstage because then it’s serious business. Steven Wright Read Quote
Very rarely do I talk off the top of my head on stage. I’m not an improv guy. I’m a writer-guy who presents what he’s written. Steven Wright Read Quote
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 Read Quote
It seems like we wake up and it’s a race until you get to bed. It gets to you after a while and you think, ‘What the hell am I doing?’ Steven Wright Read Quote