I was always trying to do things to make school fun.

Your work is a separate thing from you. You are this person who has your friends and your life, and you have to see the separation. If you see the separation between your work and yourself it's so much easier.

Be relentless and then you'll break through.

It would be thrilling if I could be boycotted or something. I think that's part of the thrill Madonna gets, when you know you've hit a nerve. But that doesn't scare me. To me what would be a lot scarier would be like appearing on an episode of 'Full House' or something.

I've known lots of people that are talented and nothing happens. It's not about talent, it's relentless drive.

I think you figure out how to be funny by necessity. It's not a natural thing, being funny in the face of tragedy is kind of demented.

I love Kathy Griffin, I think she's brilliant, but for me, there is a line when I go OK, that's too much.