I don't seek controversy. I don't seek to antagonize. Sometimes it happens, but I'm not there to argue politics.

One thing I'm grateful for, and also surprised and excited about, is that I have a place in the community of comics now. In a real way. And I honor that. A lot of what I do is in support of the community and bringing new talent - talking to people that people don't know. And defining us as a community.

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

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

In a lot of ways, I'm seeking some sort of peace of mind for myself. I'm a fairly emotionally petty, resentful guy who has an inflated sense of himself, and I needed to take that down a notch.

I think seeing Pryor's first movie, Live In Concert, when I was in high school changed my life. Pryor really put the heart in darkness for me.

Americans don't understand irony? I am an intelligent person living in the United States. My entire existence is ironic.