I tried synchronized swimming, but felt, over time, I was just going through the motions.
Dana GouldWhen I was in high school, girls made fun of me for liking vampire movies. Now, I'd be their king. Time machine, where are you?
Dana GouldWhen you're 17 years old, you have no idea who you are as a person, so there's no way you can be a good performer. You can't be a good comedian, because you don't know who you are, you don't know what you're saying. Stand-up is nothing but an expression of self-awareness. It wasn't until I was 23, 24 that I got to have a handle on a perspective on life, where I became decent. And I was just a terribly socially awkward younger person.
Dana Gould