I never really understood what was expected of me as a man, or how I was supposed to interact with women, but worse, with other guys. I did not relate to them.

Kids love to be silly, they love to laugh, so I think it was natural for my kids to like the sort of books that I write - and it's the only kinds of books I'm capable of writing.

The illustrators work so much harder on the books than the writers do. I mean, that's so much work doing what they do, and it's terrible for them.

I don't watch that much comedy. I think it's professional jealousy. That and a lack of support for my community.

Your harshest critic is always going to be yourself. Don't ignore that critic, but don't give it more attention than it deserves.

With stand-up, you can be as freeform as you want to be. You can say what you want, how you want, at any moment without constraint.

I don't chase after things, but I put forward the effort and know the rest of it is out of my hands.