Comedy breaks down walls. It frees us for just a moment from the ugliness of this world.

At 11 years old I made a very definitive decision. And my decision was that I wanted to be happy.

When you look at the amount of medication that has been administered to children today, it stands the hair up on your arms. Because this is the way that they are helping children manage their emotions.

You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it.

When you're young, you start looking at what you want to do - not just who you want to be, but what you want to do. And I think the tenacity to say, "I'm going to perfect that," is the beginning of a work ethic. It's the beginning of a talent.

It is not the question, what am I going to be when I grow up; you should ask the question, who am I going to be when I grow up.

I think that the boys have a tendency to be less receptive than the girls.