Rita Rudner Quotes

Author Image

Rita Rudner

Profession : Comedian

Birth : September 17, 1955

I wanted to say things that were natural coming from me.

Rita Rudner

I found out I had a real love for comedy and comedy writing. The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I was in, which was acting, singing and dancing.

Rita Rudner

I did six Broadway shows, and I noticed there weren't many female comedians. When I went to a dancing audition, there were 1,000 girls. And there were three jobs. So I said I'll just try comedy. And I loved it.

Rita Rudner

While I do occasionally order items on the Internet, it's hard to teach an old shopper new tricks. I'm convinced that the catalogue will eventually disappear, but not until the last baby boomers have kicked off their smelly Nikes and been buried in mulch.

Rita Rudner

Stand-up is my favorite thing I've ever done. There's so much independence.

Rita Rudner

You are always trying to please people before you get to the public whenever you do anything that requires a corporate body to sanction it.

Rita Rudner

I'm not a person who likes authority. I just love the fact that it's up to me, and I go straight to the audience.

Rita Rudner