I don't want to find the secret. I'm afraid all the joy will go out of it if I find the secret.

I kind of do it in my head, then I'll try pieces of it on stage and if it looks promising, I'll put it together.

The reason I'm a psychologist is based in part on my telephone routines. Much of my humor comes out of reaction to what other people are saying. A psychologist is a man who listens, who is sympathetic.

I don't have a show anymore. I don't have a check coming in every week. This is important to me, I got to score a million tonight or it could all be over.

I love portraying the totally indifferent person.

You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.

All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world.