The mistake that people make in stand-up is thinking they're profound or they're deep when there are so many people who have more worthwhile ways of phrasing things.

You know how it is with writing. You just write what you want to write. There's no way to predict what is good or bad. You just do what you think is funny, and either it works or you're finished. It's impossible to predict anything.

I always wanted to write as much as perform.

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

The only people who like to live alone more than comics are priests.

My stand-up act? I combine the fact that the world is a violent place with the fact that each person is responsible for the situation they are in.

What I love about comedians is their instinct is always to go against the grain. Their whole existence is pointing out the elephant in the room. Already you can see audiences are pushing back, but we're the ones who really can take it more than anybody.