I remember we had a visit by a helicopter at our school when I was in grade school, and I was punished that day and didn't get to see it. To this day, I am so mad I never got to see that helicopter land! I took my first ride in a helicopter recently, and that's what I thought, "Yes, finally the circle is complete!"

Even though you're in charge you're not completely in ownership. You know, the audience takes a huge ownership of your show.

I started as a standup comic and an actor.

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."

You go, dark energy! Go on, dark matter. They don't understand you, dark matter. They don't get you.

"Keep it 100" means keeping it 100 percent real. It comes from the expression ... "keeping it real," which means you are being completely honest and 100 percent real means you are really being honest, which is kind of a contradiction of sorts. You're either being honest or you're not.

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