I don't believe any particular ethnic group is smarter than any other group. David Steinberg ethnicgroupsmart Change image and share on social
Great Canadian comics are often outsiders and insiders at the same time. That's a great perspective for a comedian. David Steinberg canadiancomediancomic Change image and share on social
The worst thing that can happen to a comedian is to do a documentary on your life and you're watching it with an audience and there's not a laugh. David Steinberg audiencebadcomedian Change image and share on social
The interesting thing about improvisation is you're making something up in front of the audience. Now music helps you out a little bit because you have an instrument that'll separate you from the audience. David Steinberg audiencebitefront share on social
And it was a huge emotional thing to leave the law and become unemployed - to be a student again. David Steinberg emotionalhugelaw Change image and share on social
In comedy, looking back is more important than looking around at your contemporaries because they are too much influenced by the same time period as you are. David Steinberg backcomedycontemporary Change image and share on social
Comedians talk to other comedians the way jazz musicians can talk to each other. David Steinberg comedianjazzmusician Change image and share on social
The whole idea of doing the Hollywood thing never even occurred to me. When you grow up on the East coast, Hollywood seems like this fantasy land and you don't think that people can actually make a living there. David Steinberg coasteastfantasy share on social
Silences are the most underrated part of comedy. David Steinberg comedypartsilence Change image and share on social
I starred in a Broadway play that was Sidney Poitier's first directing job and the cast was Lou Gossett, Cicely Tyson, Diana Ladd and I played a Jewish kid who offered himself as a slave to two Columbia University students as reparations. David Steinberg broadwaycastcicely share on social