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.
Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.
I can hardly forbear hurling things at him.
Molly Shannon and I used to always talk about that we really felt strongly that we were comedic actors, that we weren't comedians. You just played things real and the comedy came out of the context.
Things are rarely just crazy enough to work, but they're frequently just crazy enough to fail hilariously.
A bean bag is a perfect place to sulk. You can sink way down deep, and sulk for hours... You only have to stick your head up once in a while... to see if anybody cares.
For me, suspense doesn't have any value if it's not balanced by humor.
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