There wasn't a persona or an attitude that I could reliably write good stuff from.There wasn't a persona or an attitude that I could reliably write good stuff from.

I can't say the connection is one I've made consciously, but quitting drinking allowed me to be less selfish. My wife would definitely say that one of the major benefits of me quitting drinking is that I have more time and focus for other people.

There were times that I would be drunk and just leave a place by myself because I had an impulse and wasn't thinking through the repercussions on others.

I probably have the most fun on projects where there's some room to improvise.

When you're coming up with your philosophy and approach to performing comedy, you take special note of the things you disagree with as much as the things you agree with.

It's great fun to memorize somebody's biography, and then liberally play with the real facts of their life and go a step beyond reality.

If there's one big thing you can take from Amy Poehler as a performer, it's committing, full on.