For one year, I want to do this thing where I guest-star on as many television shows as I possibly can. I love television. The fact that television ultimately made me famous was very gratifying for me.

America, I appreciate you liking me.

Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at.

I don't want the money. I don't want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.

I felt in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because when you're a guy who generates money, people have a vested interest in controlling you.

Whether it means having a show, or a movie, or just being on a stage, I need an avenue to say what I have to say.

I just always loved stand-up. It's like magic. You say something, and a whole room full of people laughs together. Say something else, they laugh again. The fact that people come to see that and participate in that... I don't know, it's just like magic.