When you go to standup, there seems to be a common denominator of some form of need or want for validation from the audience that maybe you were lacking as a kid.
Ray RomanoMike Royce and I have always had success writing what we know. What we know now is that we're middle-aged, neurotic and fat.
Ray RomanoAs an actor, that's nerve-wracking enough [drunk and doing coke] because you have to do it at the right level.
Ray Romano