I think that when you get dressed in the morning, sometimes you're really making a decision about your behavior for the day. Like if you put on flipflops, you're saying: 'Hope I don't get chased today.' 'Be nice to people in sneakers.'
Demetri MartinIt seems that two of the most basic forms of comedy are jokes and stories. And, of course, they are not mutually exclusive.
Demetri MartinI love Steven Wright. I was in high school in the '80s, and there was a lot of stand up on television.
Demetri MartinI like stand-up. But I'd also like a family and house and a yard. I want to work with a lot of people, have colleagues; and on good film sets, there's people there that work with the same people for years and years. I love that collaborative spirit in that medium. Comedy is a lot more solitary.
Demetri Martin