It was great to be the rock comic, the shock comic. But after you've played Giants Stadium with Bon Jovi in front of 82,000 people, after you've done the 'Wild Thing' video with Jessica Hahn and every rock band from hell, you're not gonna top that.
Interpretation
Sam Kinison reflects on the peak of his career and the challenges of topping past successes.
In this quote, Sam Kinison expresses his realization that after reaching the heights of fame and performing in front of large crowds, such as at Giants Stadium, it becomes difficult to continue achieving comparable success. He highlights the fleeting nature of stardom and the pressure that comes with trying to outdo monumental moments in one's career.
In practice
During a comedy club performance when discussing the challenges of fame.
You don't know what a rough crowd is. If all I have to do is go make people laugh, that's nothing. Let me tell you what a tough crowd is. A tough crowd is going to a morning service and you got six people there and you gotta pay your house payment. That's a tough crowd.
and he would probably not agree with my conviction that a sense of humor is the main measure of sanity. But who can say for sure? Humor is a very private thing.
We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very funny stuff.
I believe Sarah Palin is a true statesman, whose experience as a failed vice presidential candidate, half-term governor and eight-episode reality star has fully prepared her to take control of our nuclear arsenal.
He has been a doctor a year now and has had two patients - no, three, I think - yes, it was three; I attended their funerals.
In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.
Never have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
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