Quote by Jenny Eclair

I can't watch other people doing comedy. As soon as somebody starts being funny I have to turn off because it upsets me. I get comedy indigestion. I just hate anybody else being funny. That's my job.

I can't watch other people doing comedy. As soon as somebody

Summary

This quote likely reflects the sentiment of a comedian who feels possessive and defensive about their role as being the one who delivers humor. The individual finds it difficult to watch others perform comedy because it triggers feelings of uneasiness and insecurity. They perceive comedy as their responsibility, implying an intense sense of ownership over the humor domain. This viewpoint may stem from a fear of being overshadowed or a need to maintain a unique comedic style. Overall, the quote suggests the speaker's personal struggles with allowing others to invoke laughter.

By Jenny Eclair

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I can tell you for sure: people who are at their peak right

I can tell you for sure: people who are at their peak right now will not sustain that. You can't. It's against the law of nature.

Nature

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Theodore Roosevelt

Best

People need to realise what real happiness and success is, b

People need to realise what real happiness and success is, because success as an actor is fleeting. You can be up there one day and gone the next.

Happiness

Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with h

Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.

Dad

Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts.

Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts.

Marquis De Vauvenargues

Thought

My family is just an amazing melting pot of wonderful religi

My family is just an amazing melting pot of wonderful religions and faiths.

Amazing

Don't manage - lead change before you have to.

Don't manage - lead change before you have to.

Change

I think Bach is equally a romantic composer because he laid

I think Bach is equally a romantic composer because he laid the seeds harmonically for people like Chopin and the great Romantics, Brahms, so it's difficult to you know all this like labelling and putting - I think Bach is attractive to musicians because he supersedes the labels.

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.

The only thing between you and success is your thinking. Def

The only thing between you and success is your thinking. Defeatist thoughts are the mother of inaction.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

Money

I didn't know if I had the music for it or if I could pull o

I didn't know if I had the music for it or if I could pull off the larger concert experience. Then I realized if I can just continue to be myself, I'll be all right.