I was always fascinated by forbidden things people didn't want to talk about, like death.
Anthony JeselnikI can't talk politics with my cousin because he's such a hypocrite. He's against the death penalty and he hanged himself.
Anthony JeselnikSilence means they [the audience] are paying attention. Even if I drop bombs and they're dead quiet, it's still okay. If they start talking, that's when you've lost them.
Anthony JeselnikI would write 100 jokes a day. Most of them were terrible. But I just said, 'I'll write more than everybody else, and that's how I'll get better.'
Anthony Jeselnik