I want people to just be paying attention even if they're not necessarily laughing at something, or if it takes them a while to get something, I don't mind that. If half the crowd gets the joke and the other half is sitting there scratching their heads, that's just as good for me if I like the joke, because I feel like it just brings people in more.

I have that need in me, I want everyone to love me, but I'm embarrassed by that need, so I wanted to cover it up in my persona. I felt like I wouldn't be able to do stand-up for a career if I was needy. I didn't want to be complaining or whining onstage. I wanted to be cool and do exactly what I wanted to do. That way I would never have to change for anybody.

I never knew if I would get my own show, but I knew I loved stand-up.

It's always difficult when someone close to you passes away. But it's really tough when they're on top of you.

Sure, retarded jokes write themselves. But the spelling is always way off.

I like the idea of being the funny guy in the dramatic thing, playing a hit man with a weird sense of humor.

I try to retire jokes as soon as I can once I put them on an album. But I can't think of anything I just stopped doing for no reason.