Top 40 One-Man Quotes

I always say when you write a book, you’re a ‘one-man band.’ Whereas, when you finish a screenplay, it’s just a sketch.

The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.

Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.

We started off as Marcus Mumford, which is our singer’s name. But then it very quickly became apparent it wasn’t really a one-man thing: it was indeed a band. We wanted to give the impression of a family business, and we just liked the ring of Mumford & Sons.

Shah Rukh is a one-man industry. You have to accept that and salute him.

I am planning a one-man art show of original Batman oil paintings that I will show in New York City.

When I go into schools to speak, I am not giving a speech – it’s really a one-man show. I call it ‘didactic standup.’

Unlike cricket, where I reached the top solely down to my own efforts, cancer was not a one-man battle. This time, I couldn’t have done it on my own. Without the support and bullying encouragement of my wife Rachael, I would not be here now.

I don’t know about changing my mind regarding The One-Man Band. I’ve always personally found him incredibly entertaining, which is one of the reasons why, in the past, I surrounded myself with guys like him. I think he’s a complete buffoon, don’t get me wrong, but personally, I find him very funny.

I consider myself a kind of a one-man government-in-exile. I don’t want to call it a government – let’s call it one man’s idea of American freedom in exile.

This isn’t a one-man game. You’re never going out there by yourself.

Surround yourself with smart, dedicated people – to build something isn’t a one-man show. It’s more important to have smart people who really believe in what you’re doing than really experienced people who may not share your dream.

The economics favour one-man comedy shows: all you need is one person, a microphone and a PA system. But I’m pleased so many people are making a living out of comedy – it’s a wonderful business to be in.

I just kind of went from being a standup, one-man band, to then kind of breezing back and working with other people. And now I’m just trying to be a legitimate guy who pays the rent, you know.

I’m not a one-man show. I was never that in my life, and I never want to be that.

There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation.

Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.

I remember performing one-man reenactments of Miss Saigon’ for my grandmother on her fireplace or dancing to Gwen Stefani in our hotel in the Philippines.

I don’t see myself as a one-man show.

I am blessed to have an incredible staff of other highly competent paralegals, lawyers, and others that I have surrounded myself with. This is not a one-man band by any stretch.

In 1987, I was in Edinburgh doing my first one-man show. I took part in a kickabout with some fellow comedians and tripped over my trousers and heard this cracking sound in my leg. A couple of days later I went into a coma and was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.

I’m constantly doing new stuff. I’m always excited. I’m a one-man tornado.

I’m a one-man idiot.

I always believe that hard work is something that gets you to where you need to be, and I know in football it’s not a one-man game.

I have performed my one-man show ‘700 Sundays’ over 400 times now. There were only two times that I can honestly say I was nervous. The first was when I knew Mel Brooks was in the audience, and the second was when Sid Caesar came.

There was no Groundlings or Upright Citizens Brigade where I was from. Looking back on it, I was trying to do sketch comedy in my stand-up, which is still kind of what I am doing now. To go full-circle here, it’s kind of like one-man sketch.

The best players I have seen and known have confidence in their teammates. They know that basketball’s not a one-man game. That confidence brings out the best in everybody, because it’s contagious.

I would like to be a one-man multinational fashion phenomenon.

With film, I have to be a team player; it’s a whole different thing. I can’t just be a one-man show. I have to learn how to use people to the best of their ability and motivate them to be as passionate about the project as I am.

In my own defense, I wrote a one-man show, and that to me was more where I fit.

I have a tendency to go through my life at full speed and as a one-man band, and so I don’t generally stop and take in other people enough to develop many relationships. I’m starting to regret that a bit. I want to change it.

Hockey is not a one-man show; it’s a team effort. If you don’t work as a team – even if one or two guys aren’t working – you’re not going to win. That’s the way it is.

When you’re doing a one-man play, you maybe rehearse for a month, and then you’re just doing it an hour or two a night.

I was very humbled by the ‘one-man Led Zeppelin’ comparisons.

When I do stand-up, I’m basically doing a one-man show.

I plan someday to do a one-man show based solely on the e-mails of Bellamy Young. And people will think I’ve written a brilliant comedy myself when, in fact, all the text will be directly from Bellamy.

I’m a one-man band!

There’s been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that’s simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we’ve won when I score 10.

I experimented with my own one-man show a couple of years ago in Aspen when HBO used to have their comedy festival there. I called it ‘A History of Me.’

Someone like Raj Kapoor is born once in 100 years. He was a one-man circus all by himself.