My stand-up act? I combine the fact that the world is a violent place with the fact that each person is responsible for the situation they are in. Colin Quinn actcombinefact Change image and share on social
I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian. Colin Quinn comediancynicalwork Change image and share on social
I feel most empires fell when they started to act human, but then look at Russia. They kept a pretty strong hand, and they fell from Afghanistan alone because Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires. I guess you just can't sustain it. Colin Quinn actafghanistanempire share on social
I love people, I love studying people more than history. So whatever situation I see, then I look at, what were the people like, more than history itself. Colin Quinn historylovepeople Change image and share on social
Everybody says before reviews come out, 'Oh, reviews don't matter,' just in case they're bad; everyone want to brace themselves. Colin Quinn badbracecase Change image and share on social
That's the beauty of being a comedian - it's the one job you're allowed to do that. We're lucky. We're really lucky. Colin Quinn allowbeautycomedian Change image and share on social
Everybody's got a different sense of humor. It's just different styles. Colin Quinn humorsensestyle Change image and share on social
I'm always working on stuff. But they never materialize. I'm always working on movies and TV shows. Colin Quinn materializemovieshow Change image and share on social
A weird sort of awareness set in, like, 'Wow. My standup isn't just separate from everything else I do anymore.' With Twitter and Face book, everything is universal that everything everybody says gets seen. Colin Quinn anymoreawarenessbook share on social
I think Helen of Troy must have been pretty hot. She got two countries going crazy for 10 years over her. Colin Quinn countrycrazyhelen Change image and share on social