Especially while television I think is going through some growing pains or is in need of - I think current comedy is a bit, uh, not happening, you know?

Since I was born I wanted to entertain and communicate. I wanted to communicate so badly ... My sixth-grade math teacher taped my mouth. I'm still out to get her [for that]. It was very traumatizing!

I [have] love for others and love for life.

Yeah, I think the common denominator - and this is probably going to sound like Acting 101 - but the common denominator is belief in the character in the moment.

If you get excited about something, it's totally okay to show it.

Not hippie - my parents were not hippies - but they were very supportive and encouraging, and that does a lot for someone, and it gives them a lot of confidence.

My motto is that I enjoy life. I think there's a kind of simplicity to that way of thinking.