You have to be aware of who you're talking to in an audience.

Here's how my brain works: It's stupidity, followed by self-hatred, and then further analysis.

When I read things like the foundations of capitalism are shattering, I'm like, maybe we need that. Maybe we need some time where we're walking around with a donkey with pots clanging on the sides.

The thing is, comedy's gone in a weird direction. People are really into ironic comedy and fakeness and cleverness.

Sometimes I try to take a nap before shows. That clears my head.

One time, I threw a candy wrapper on the street. I was with a friend who said to me, You just littered on the street! Don't you care about the environment? And I thought about it, and I said, You know what? This isn't the environment. This is New York City. New York City is not the environment. New York City is a giant piece of litter. Next to Mexico City, it's the shittiest piece of litter in the world. Just a pussy, runny, smokin', stinkin' piece of litter.

You don't look down at your feet. A lot of comedians want to look down at their feet, but you break contact with the audience.