I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired.

There's this whole post-modern, nuevo beatnik, retro-bohemian thing going on, you know what I mean? You walk into some coffee shops, and it feels like you're an ex-patriot in Paris in the 20s. You're like, 'Hey, isn't that a young Ernest Hemingway over there? Yeah, I think it is! Hey, let's go have a look and see what he's writing... It's a Gap application.'

We need the children of Indonesia and the Philippines to manufacture our freedom of choice.

I remember seeing Richard Pryor's first movie; it was a midnight movie when I was in high school. I must have been about fifteen. It was one of the most cathartic experiences of my life. I'd never laughed that much.

It always astounds me that over the course of my career, and having lived in four comedy cities - New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles - there's very few people I haven't run into.

I'm proud to be part of a generation where reading is a 'look.'

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.