Quote by Ellen DeGeneres
People always ask me, Were you funny as a child? Well, no, I was a

People always ask me, Were you funny as a child? Well, no, I was an accountant. – Ellen DeGeneres

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The first time probably people really were aware of me, I unfortunately had the title of Showtimes Funniest Person in America. And thats a really tough title to travel around with when youre not even known. – Ellen DeGeneres

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When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me. – Ellen DeGeneres

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But you cant focus on things that matter if all youve been is asleep for forty years. Funny how sleep rhymes with sheep. You know. – Charlie Sheen

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I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. – Groucho Marx

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And at the time, it is funny how you can look at something and say, for example with my shoulder injury, when it first happened I said this is the worst thing that could happen to me. Why me, why now? Now I look back and say it was probably the best thing that happened to me. – Drew Brees

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Oh all the time when Victoria Wood and I did our series. There were people asking Can women be funny? People still ask that. Its like asking: Can women breathe in and out? – Julie Walters

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In anything Ive ever written, all the characters sound like me, which I dont think is a bad thing. It makes sense. But I had always admired filmmakers who made movies that didnt sound like them at all. – Kevin Smith

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