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

I was a screenwriting major in college, and really wanted to do that after I graduated, but there are no job listings for that, as we all know. I had many classmates that made it in the business, but stand-up comedy was my way in, and my first film 'Sleepwalk with Me' was based on those autobiographical experiences.

Essentially, retweets are like laughs.

I just don't give off a great first impression.

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

I think our culture views success as visibility, being seen as being successful. Whereas I've learned that success is rooted in helping and connecting to other people, and knowing where you can contribute. I've kind of spent my thirties doing that, because in my twenties I was seeking any kind of success.

I can always go back to waiting tables, but I won't be very good at it. I'll never be good at it.