“I use this notepad onstage, mastering the art of not being professiona...” — Deon Cole Quote

I use this notepad onstage, mastering the art of not being professional. I'll do a joke that doesn't work on purpose, then go to my notepad and scratch it off, which becomes funny.

Comedy is like magic. If you don't see where the trick is going, it's entertaining.

When I come out on stage in the bits that I do on 'Conan,' that's a one-time deal. There's no retakes, there is no, 'Let's shoot it over.' It has to work there. You have to know your lines, you have to deliver. So you have to be on point.

For anybody that's looking at getting into comedy as stand-up or otherwise, the best advice to give is: Be original. Always.

I didn't get a Bachelor's degree - I got a Bachelor's of Fine Arts, which means I didn't have to take humanities, math, and stuff like that. I think I had to take Art History, which I failed a few times.

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.

The true artist is not proud: he unfortunately sees that art has no limits; he feels darkly how far he is from the goal, and though he may be admired by others, he is sad not to have reached that point to which his better genius only appears as a distant, guiding sun.