diff --git a/sqllineage/runner.py b/sqllineage/runner.py
index 643bfc4..20705f7 100644
--- a/sqllineage/runner.py
+++ b/sqllineage/runner.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class LineageRunner(object):
         self._verbose = verbose
 
     def __str__(self):
-        statements = self.statements
+        statements = self.statements(strip_comments=True)
         combined = """Statements(#): {stmt_cnt}
 Source Tables:
     {source_tables}
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ Target Tables:
     def statements_parsed(self) -> List[Statement]:
         return self._stmt
 
-    @property
-    def statements(self) -> List[str]:
-        return [sqlparse.format(s.value) for s in self.statements_parsed]
+    def statements(self, **kwargs) -> List[str]:
+        return [sqlparse.format(s.value, **kwargs) for s in self.statements_parsed]
 
     @property
     def source_tables(self) -> Set[Table]:

Trim Leading Comment for Statement in Verbose Output
```
sqllineage -v -e "------------------------                    
dquote> select * from dual"
Statement #1: ------------------------select * from dual
table read: {Table: <unknown>.dual}
table write: {}
table rename: {}
table drop: {}
table with_: {}
==========
Summary:
Statements(#): 1
Source Tables:
    <unknown>.dual
Target Tables:
```

We should trim the leading comment line when showing statement.
diff --git a/tests/test_others.py b/tests/test_others.py
index 863e1d0..2468ef5 100644
--- a/tests/test_others.py
+++ b/tests/test_others.py
@@ -101,30 +101,36 @@ def test_delete_from_table():
 
 def test_split_statements():
     sql = "SELECT * FROM tab1; SELECT * FROM tab2;"
-    assert len(LineageRunner(sql).statements) == 2
+    assert len(LineageRunner(sql).statements()) == 2
 
 
 def test_split_statements_with_heading_and_ending_new_line():
     sql = "\nSELECT * FROM tab1;\nSELECT * FROM tab2;\n"
-    assert len(LineageRunner(sql).statements) == 2
+    assert len(LineageRunner(sql).statements()) == 2
 
 
 def test_split_statements_with_comment():
     sql = """SELECT 1;
 
 -- SELECT 2;"""
-    assert len(LineageRunner(sql).statements) == 1
+    assert len(LineageRunner(sql).statements()) == 1
+
+
+def test_statements_trim_comment():
+    comment = "------------------\n"
+    sql = "select * from dual;"
+    assert LineageRunner(comment + sql).statements(strip_comments=True)[0] == sql
 
 
 def test_split_statements_with_show_create_table():
     sql = """SELECT 1;
 
 SHOW CREATE TABLE tab1;"""
-    assert len(LineageRunner(sql).statements) == 2
+    assert len(LineageRunner(sql).statements()) == 2
 
 
 def test_split_statements_with_desc():
     sql = """SELECT 1;
 
 DESC tab1;"""
-    assert len(LineageRunner(sql).statements) == 2
+    assert len(LineageRunner(sql).statements()) == 2

pip install -e .[dev]
parse_log_pytest
pytest
pytest
3.7
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
attrs @ file:///croot/attrs_1668696182826/work
certifi @ file:///croot/certifi_1671487769961/work/certifi
flit_core @ file:///opt/conda/conda-bld/flit-core_1644941570762/work/source/flit_core
importlib-metadata @ file:///tmp/build/80754af9/importlib-metadata_1648562407465/work
iniconfig @ file:///home/linux1/recipes/ci/iniconfig_1610983019677/work
packaging @ file:///croot/packaging_1671697413597/work
pluggy @ file:///tmp/build/80754af9/pluggy_1648042572264/work
py @ file:///opt/conda/conda-bld/py_1644396412707/work
pytest==7.1.2
-e git+https://github.com/reata/sqllineage.git@6d7cbecc817db5145df0d0082cdd646ef2bdd495#egg=sqllineage
sqlparse==0.3.1
tomli @ file:///opt/conda/conda-bld/tomli_1657175507142/work
typing_extensions @ file:///croot/typing_extensions_1669924550328/work
zipp @ file:///croot/zipp_1672387121353/work

name: sqllineage
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - attrs=22.1.0=py37h06a4308_0
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - certifi=2022.12.7=py37h06a4308_0
  - flit-core=3.6.0=pyhd3eb1b0_0
  - importlib-metadata=4.11.3=py37h06a4308_0
  - importlib_metadata=4.11.3=hd3eb1b0_0
  - iniconfig=1.1.1=pyhd3eb1b0_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.4.4=h6a678d5_1
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=1.1.1w=h7f8727e_0
  - packaging=22.0=py37h06a4308_0
  - pip=22.3.1=py37h06a4308_0
  - pluggy=1.0.0=py37h06a4308_1
  - py=1.11.0=pyhd3eb1b0_0
  - pytest=7.1.2=py37h06a4308_0
  - python=3.7.16=h7a1cb2a_0
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=65.6.3=py37h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - tomli=2.0.1=py37h06a4308_0
  - typing_extensions=4.4.0=py37h06a4308_0
  - wheel=0.38.4=py37h06a4308_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zipp=3.11.0=py37h06a4308_0
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - sqlparse==0.3.1
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/sqllineage

tests/test_others.py::test_split_statements tests/test_others.py::test_split_statements_with_heading_and_ending_new_line tests/test_others.py::test_split_statements_with_comment tests/test_others.py::test_statements_trim_comment tests/test_others.py::test_split_statements_with_show_create_table tests/test_others.py::test_split_statements_with_desc
tests/test_others.py::test_use tests/test_others.py::test_table_name_case tests/test_others.py::test_create tests/test_others.py::test_create_if_not_exist tests/test_others.py::test_create_as tests/test_others.py::test_create_like tests/test_others.py::test_create_select tests/test_others.py::test_create_after_drop tests/test_others.py::test_drop tests/test_others.py::test_drop_with_comment tests/test_others.py::test_drop_after_create tests/test_others.py::test_drop_tmp_tab_after_create tests/test_others.py::test_new_create_tab_as_tmp_table tests/test_others.py::test_alter_table_rename tests/test_others.py::test_alter_target_table_name tests/test_others.py::test_truncate_table tests/test_others.py::test_delete_from_table
sqllineage/runner.py
sqllineage/runner.py