To be acknowledged for who and what I am, no more, no less. Not for acclaim, not for approval, but, the simple truth of that recognition. This has been the elemental drive of my existence, and it must be achieved, if I am to live or die with dignity.

It is hard to find something where you can go off as much as I do in stand-up, but I think stand-up allows me that freedom where you can really go off and have a good time.

They're talking about partial nuclear disarmament, which is also like talking about partial circumcision - you either go all the way or forget it.

I just want to do movies, and I want to sell them. I don't want to link up with some product.

On rides you see things that trigger ideas. And most the time it's just not doing anything but riding ... letting it all go.

Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to create another person.

Cocaine for me was a place to hide. Most people get hyper on coke. It slowed me down. Sometimes it made me paranoid and impotent, but mostly it just made me withdrawn.