As a comedian, you're kind of like a blues musician; you have to live a little bit.

I went to school for marketing and advertising, so I have a special interest in good and funny commercials and why they work and why they're funny - which is one of the reasons I, like many people, like watching the Super Bowl, besides the game.

I'd been doing some light-beer commercials for Budweiser and Coors, and I was doing stand-up comedy. I wanted to get into the acting world, and my agent sent me on audition and they liked it.

The good thing about 'Weeds' now is, I get to play some dramatic parts in that as well.

When I first began doing TV pilots, my expectations were high. I didn't understand that world. So when 'Weeds' took off, I was so happy. Especially as I was just a guest star in the pilot. But once it got picked up, they made me a regular cast member.

When I began doing stand-up, it took me a long time to get an hour's worth of material together.

You don't have to swim faster than the shark, just faster than the person you're with.