If you like strange, specific stuff - that's a nerd. Kanye West is a black nerd. He likes strange, specific stuff. If you go up to Kanye West and say, 'Hey, what are your favorite things?' He'll be like, 'Robots and teddy bears.' That's a nerd.

I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further.

You used to have to beg and be the busboy to do standup. I got on Community because people saw my videos on YouTube, which were free.

Don't be mad cuz I'm doing me better than you doing you.

I have to say it's better to be an actor, only because people worry about what time you go to sleep and what you dress like. As opposed to a writer, where it's like, "Oh I'm in my New York University sweatshirt and I'm not wearing pants." You're not worried about what you're eating or anything. It's all a part of your process.

Don't add an eezy to my name, 'cause it has never been that'

I'm very impatient, so I was like, 'I want to be able to do whatever I want now.' But even the biggest stars - you look back and they weren't overnight.