Things you never thought were going to turn into something end up being the most important things in your life. You have to learn to not try to control it.

Part of what's exciting to me about my career is the constant looking forward. Whenever I finish one project, I am looking to what's next.

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.

My absolute favorite growing up was Super Friends. The assemblage of so many mighty heroes in one place was, to me, mind-blowing. It was Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, and then sometimes Hawkman and some other, lesser heroes.

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 think writing for anybody helps you order your life. It helps you arrange your emotions and your thoughts and it helps to provide perspective.