I've read that Steven Wright's style was born out of genuine nervousness.

You're always on duty because you're in a constant state of observation. That's one of the challenges of being a comedian. I think one of the other challenges is that, whether we like it or not, it's a profession that requires failure. It doesn't just encourage failure. It requires it because it's all trial and error. You need to know what doesn't work to know what works.

I think Mitch Hedberg is one of the great comedians of the past 20 years.

Falling in love is a completely transcendent experience. It's like eating pizza-flavored ice cream

Dopamine is a chemical released in your brain and your body when you sleep that paralyzes your body so you don't act out your dreams.

What I write is emotionally honest and truthful as the human experience can be, to make people feel less alone, or at least that's the hope.

I've been selfish over the years, and other people who have made it have too, but I can only speak for myself.