I’m very self-conscious having my picture taken, so I clown around. My driver’s license photo looks like a blonde Elvis. – Emily Procter
I was the class clown so I was used to performing and fooling around in front of my friends. – Dominic Monaghan
I’m one of the more pessimistic cats on the planet. I make Van Gogh look like a rodeo clown. – Dennis Miller
I was a timid little guy when I was a kid. I used humor as a defense; I became the class clown. But deep inside, I felt real vulnerable. – Mike Huckabee
The role of a clown and a physician are the same – it’s to elevate the possible and to relieve suffering. – Patch Adams
I actually was class clown, but I don’t know how that happened because I’ve never been considered an outwardly funny person. – Janeane Garofalo
Chris O’Dowd is a very special talent. He’s one of those very, very rare actors who can be the clown, or he can be the straight man playing off the clown, in a scene. – Jim Piddock
I actually wasn’t really the class clown growing up. The class clown was always the mean guy who walked up and was like, ‘You’re fat. You’re gay. I’m outta here!’ I was always more kind of awkward and introspective. – Mike Birbiglia
Cindy Sheehan is a clown. There is no real antiwar movement. No serious politician, with anything to do with anything, would show his face at an antiwar rally. – Karl Rove
I was always the kid in school who tried to get attention, not necessarily the class clown, but I’d do little unexpected performances. – Leonardo DiCaprio
By far the best dressing up outfit I ever had was a wonderful pair of clown dungarees, which my Granny made. – Kate Middleton
I would like to do comedy. I can be a bit of a Jim Carrey. I was always the class clown. – Jacqueline MacInnes Wood
It’s kind of fun to be a clown. I’ve always played the clown. The clowns come on, get the biggest, juiciest laughs, and then leave. – Roger Bart
The contest between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders offered such a bright and bracing contrast to all those professional wrestlers emerging from the RNC’s clown car. – Rebecca Traister
I’m the youngest of four, and I’m always the clown – making the jokes, wanting attention. – Rose Byrne
If I wasn’t an actor and I watched my films, I could easily be like ‘This guy’s a clown,’ you know? – Seann William Scott
At this point, if I were to psychoanalyze myself, I’d have to say I am a clown, cleverly disguised as a regular person. – Tim Duncan
The hardest thing for me is not to keep laughing. Jennifer particularly is like a clown. – Victor Garber