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When I say, 'I can't stay long, I'm in-between meals,' that plays differently on the radio than it does in person. So I have to pick material that works because the words are funny, not just because of the images.

— Louie Anderson

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I'm going to see a comedian, I don't want to see them hold back, and when I'm reading a book, I don't want to hear an abridged version.

— Kathy Griffin

It's the hardest thing to come up with an hour of material that can consistently keep people laughing.

— Aziz Ansari

I've always been better at informing the audience through images than through words, but I took on a script that was so dialogue-intensive, that the words had to do all the informing.

— Jonathan Glazer

For some time it's been my habit to use images when preparing a speech: rather than write it down, I illustrate it.

— Dario Fo

I'm so hard on myself. I play these sketches in my computer for friends and they say 'Gee whiz, the vocal's beautiful.' I hear, 'It needs to be better.'

— Steve Perry

I always try to think of a vocabulary to match different musical situations.

— Roscoe Mitchell

Situation comedies are old-fashioned - they stick to formulas. I resent their music which is old fashioned. I resent the use of a laugh track.

— Bill Bixby

Radio is such a perfect medium for the transmission of poetry, primarily because there just is the voice, there's no visual distraction.

— Billy Collins

One of the things about comics is people can linger on images and words as long as they want.

— Kelly Sue DeConnick

✗Opposing Perspectives

When you're doing a radio show, you can express yourself.

— Adam Carolla