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

Shuffling really isn't something you should be doing on your deathbed.

Sometimes the criticism is actually useful and constructive and actually informs what I do, but most of the time, it's sort of mindless, or they're receiving something on a different frequency than I was sending it. They're just not getting what I'm doing, and that's fine.

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.

If I revise a children's book, if I'm spending three hours on the first draft, I'm probably spending 30 minutes revising it. I mean, come on! But to redo a painting? That's hard work.

If you say "I'm going to be an actor, but I'll get a teaching degree just in case," when things get hard, you'll just be a teacher and that's how you get stuck.

I imagine there's a level of narcissism that goes into thinking you're enough.