My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.

I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.

Just because people don't meet you doesn't mean they're not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.

The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It's a completely different way to get entertainment.

I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

Culturally, it's very hard to change people's attitudes about public space.