I liked comedy, but didn't know it was something you could do for a living. I actually wanted to be an attorney.

I like grown up comedy.

TV always wants more people to be watching.

I'm such a geek, and have always been a real nerd.

When I get old and slow down I want to look behind me and see all the fire and the wreckage and no stone left unturned.

When one is undone—sprawled across the cold tile of a public bathroom in a pool of one’s own vomit, or shivering in the back of a taxi in a pair of urine-soaked skinny jeans with no money for cab fare and a dead cell phone battery—much like a wobbly toddler or an unhinged politician, one immediately looks for someone else to blame. God. Your parents. Ex-girlfriends. Undocumented immigrants. Marvin in Human Resources. China.

No one wants to hear about how awesome you were; people want to hear about the time you blew it. So I think the longer you do stand-up, the more comfortable you are. You stop wanting to hide your foibles and instead want to show who you are.