"I think a lot of people get into stand-up to be the center of attention, which is perfectly legitimate. But I think I got in there to be heard."

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The fact that I didn't finish school left me with a lifelong need to prove that I'm smart, prove it to myself, maybe to the world. I [also] needed to be - not the center of attention - but I needed to be able to attract attention when I wanted it, through my stunts and my fooling around physically with faces or postures or voices I would do. Those things are important elements in the drive behind all of this [my career].

— George Carlin