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I didn't tell any of my friends that I wanted to be a comedian, because I was superstitious. I thought if I told people, it wouldn't happen. So I kept it all in my head for years and years.

— Steven Wright

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I never predicted that I'd be a comedian, but it was something that came so naturally to me. I just felt good doing it.

— Omar Sy

The truth is, I had always wanted to be a comedian, but I really didn't have that kind of personality, and it's a terrifying thing to say.

— Jerry Seinfeld

You have to understand how bad I wanted to be a comedian, how much I loved doing it. I still can't believe I get to do this for a living and have people come up and want to see me.

— Bill Burr

I didn't really want to be a comedian.

— Allan Carr

From the time I was 18, I knew I wanted to be a comedian, but I was just scared to try it. And first I thought, 'Well, I should go to college and get a degree.' That didn't pan out.

— Martha Kelly

I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.

— Adam Sandler

I'm not a comedian, but I do make people laugh. I'm good at it.

— Miriam Margolyes

I wasn't planning on being a comedian; I just liked to laugh. Somebody said I should do it and that's how I started.

— Jamie Kennedy

✗Opposing Perspectives

When I told my friends I was going to be a comedian, they laughed at me.

— Carrot Top

I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that's all I ever strived to do was get some recognition from my peers.

— Ron White