Stand-up for me is usually a weekend thing. I go out of town and just do it.

If you have the opportunity to try different things, you should try different things and step outside your comfort zone and see what works and what doesn't work.

Every year on my birthday, I start a new playlist titled after my current age so I can keep track of my favorite songs of the year as a sort of musical diary because I am a teenage girl.

Mainstream culture is like your mom: It's always a little late to catch on and gets easily confused by technology, but it means well.

If you're looking to freelance, just get as many gigs going as you can, and you can make it work... It's about getting as many side projects as possible, keeping as many balls in the air as you can, and what you're doing, basically, is diversifying your portfolio, with the same kinds of rewards. One falls through, and you still have another one to work on.

Steal moments of happiness if you have to, and then collect them until they are the dominant images in your psyche.

Alcohol is like pouring smiles on your brain.