I don't necessarily self-identify as a writer, 'cause it implies a certain level of intelligence.

Lordy, lordy, lordy do I love money. It is a character flaw, no doubt, one that springs from a panicked childhood in which I always felt as if our family was only a couple missed child support payments from being tossed onto the pitiless streets of our suburban New Jersey town.

The things I care about are the most pedestrian things in the world. I care about good ice cream and being a good dad and a decent husband.

As a game-show host, what I'm thinking and what I'm experiencing doesn't matter. My opinion doesn't matter. So there's a flattened reality to it. It's fun to do. But it's certainly not myself in totality - or even maybe a little bit.

I think people just love to win.

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

I think in doing stand-up there are no rules and there's no architecture.