Do you think Patrick Swayze now goes up behind people in pottery classes and hugs them just to crack up other ghosts?

When comedians get successful, the fans that they have aren't the fans they would hang out with. I don't have that problem.

I've been out of work so many times in my life that relying too much on just one job is terrifying.

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.

Nerdists, unlike nerds, tend to be creators as much as consumers. They're creative consumers.

There's no ironic appreciation of things we love, even of things that are in fact ridiculous, which a hipster might take and own and show the world the humor in it.

No human ever became interesting by not failing. The more you fail and recover and improve, the better you are as a person. Ever meet someone who's always had everything work out for them with zero struggle? They usually have the depth of a puddle. Or they don't exist.