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

So instead of talking about theoretical ways of ending the war and violence, I say that we have to get rid of the individual asholes in each office and situation.

I'm just another guy who thinks he's smarter than he is, in a long line of them.

I don't know any comedian who tailors his act to his audience. Maybe people say they do, but I can't even imagine them.

I love people, I love studying people more than history. So whatever situation I see, then I look at, what were the people like, more than history itself.

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.

Stand-up is live, so I'm used to being live for most of my career. It's interesting.