Anyone of conscience could come look at my book and see it as an esoteric oddity or be intrigued by it. It could happen either way on a thousand different little decisions each individual might make.

That catharsis is really the core of the incredibly personal comedy of Louis C.K. or Marc Maron or whatever. And look - I find it fascinating that I'm sitting here talking about some of these things, and not to low tones, and my kids are in the other room. I have to trust that if they hear what I'm saying and they have questions about it, I'll be able to answer it, and that's fine. But that's part of the scariness of it - the reality of opening up my own life and my own feelings.

Any time you try to create an Internet meme, automatic fail. That's like the worst thing you can do.

I don't wish to brag, but I'm very intelligent.

The few people who ask to have their photographs with me, I almost always say yes, except for a few circumstances, like when my family is around.

This is something that the nimblest standup comedians learn, over time, to handle gracefully. They'll go between prepared material, then they'll respond to what's happening in the room and weave it back into the prepared material and so on.

I suspect that when the truth ceases to be heartbreakingly funny, we will be in a better place and a happier society over all.