85 Quotes by John Pinette


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    I snagged the biggest bandwagon in history. Just when the buffet stuff was running out, now I'm the 'Seinfeld' guy. Somebody up there likes me. That's why I never worry. Something always comes up.

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    My routine isn't so much dreaming up the comedy as just seeing what happens to me. I seem to be leading a very funny life.

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    I was an accountant for six months, and for the last three, I didn't do much work.

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    I started off doing impressions. It was a comfortable way to get started.

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    I worked at a mortgage company, and after I left, most of the office went to jail.

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    Opening for Mr. Sinatra in 1991 enabled me to do Vegas more as an opening act. I did the Superdome with him, probably nine arenas over a year and a half, and his second-to-last appearance at the Desert Inn in Vegas.

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    I made $225.81 a week as an accountant, and I went to $400 a week as a stand-up. I was up to $800 a week when I went out to L.A. In L.A., I made $25.

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    I have to view life comically. It's the only way I could get through it.

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