During my career as a standup and actor, I realized it was very frustrating for me to get hired because Hollywood was hiring a different kind of brother, you know, and I was doing political humor... In order for me to really have a long career, I'm going to have to learn how to write and produce for myself... I had no idea I was really going to like it and I'm very fortunate to be successful. But the idea was to always eventually create something for myself. That was the idea from the beginning when I went into writing and producing.

A lot of science started off as magic, where people were burned at the stake for doing science basically.

Saying slavery was the cause of secession isn't politically correct; it's correct correct.

I try to impart this when people say they want to be a writer and they want to go into show biz. I say, "Well, have you taken any courses? You can't just have a passion for it; you have to prepare yourself for a life of it."

The Oscar nominations are out, and they're so white a grand jury has decided not to indict them.

I started as a standup comic and an actor.

When I was a kid, I was very much interested in magic and science. They fueled interest in one another.