I think the reason Jesus is so popular, just on a celebrity level, is that he died at the peak of his career.

They are not testing comics for drugs. If our job is dependent on that, there would be three working comics in the country, and two of them would have puppets.

Conversation is a beautiful thing. When I was a younger guy, just wandering around talking to people was what kept me connected to the world.

You can't avoid pain in life. It's how you handle pain, that's what defines you.

I was also a big Woody Allen fan. When I got into college I listened to Lenny Bruce but it's taken me years to put him into context historically and really get what he did.

I've always been someone who likes to talk to people. When I was a little kid, I sought out freaks and weirdos that wandered the streets by where I worked in high school. I would just bring them in and talk to them.

I just wanted to be a good comic and had no sense of show business, but at some point you want the opportunity to write a show about your life.