The worst day ever was when I found out my grandfather was going to die.

I played tournament chess from fifth grade up into high school.

For me personally, I have a fear of, 'If I stop, I'm going to die.' If I stop doing the things that are enriching to me or creatively exciting to me or if I stop creating, then I feel stagnant. If something isn't growing, it's dying.

When you look at your freelance career, it's really like a mall. And if you look at a mall, it's a self-contained system that has a flow and logic to it. You'll probably have one or two really bigger jobs, those are like your anchor stores.

When I was in grade school I was into chess club, Latin club, D&D, computer camp - everything that made vaginas go away.

If you wish to achieve any success in this life, do your best to surround yourself with an orgy of good choices.

The podcast movement was really a creative survival mechanism for standup comics.