I don't categorize myself. I don't think I'm perceived as a female act by my audience. My fans include just as many men as women.

We've seen the uproars around the world concerning cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammad. Anyone who does not think comic strips are relevant never had a fatwa put on him/her for drawing a picture.

I'd much rather see Richard Pryor or Jackie Mason in a theater than in a club.

Sometimes, if you really don't know how you feel about a topic, reading how both sides argue it can help.

I run everywhere and eavesdrop. It's the best way to see a city.

People are giving birth underwater now. They say it's less traumatic for the baby because it's under water. But it's certainly more traumatic for the other people in the pool.

I love my parents and they're wonderful people, but they were strict, and I still look for ways to get even. When I got my own apartment for the very first time and they came to stay with me for the weekend, I made them stay in separate bedrooms.