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.

I always wanted to write as much as perform.

I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian.

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.

I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit.

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

People say history is boring, and that is true because people are boring. We haven't changed since time began. We're still the same.