I think if you try to tailor your act to anybody, you end up with an act that doesn't work anyway.

I feel most empires fell when they started to act human, but then look at Russia. They kept a pretty strong hand, and they fell from Afghanistan alone because Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires. I guess you just can't sustain it.

The thing that drives me crazy is when comics say 'I have low self-esteem.' No you don't. You're standing on stage asking people to pay. You don't play an instrument. You want people to pay to hear what's in your mind. You don't have low self-esteem. You might have other problems.

With comedians, you have that understanding that we're trying to get laughs.

I'm quietly becoming New York's premiere actor. People don't understand. They have me pigeon-holed as a comedian.

I think if you try to tailor your act to anybody, you end up with an act that doesn't work anyway.

It was tumultuous, it was crazy, but I would not trade it for anything.