Alienation, I suppose, can't be hackneyed because it will always exist.

How many people do you know who have thrown up on the Scrambler or a carnival ride? A lot of people, is the answer.

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

You can express love by calling out the truth out of the situation as opposed to dancing around it.

Elia Kazan. He wrote my favorite book about filmmaking, 'Elia Kazan: On Directing.' There is a thing in the book that I do every time, it's part of my production structure. He said when you're hiring an actor, ask them what draws them to the project, and don't lead them to the answer.

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

Every comedian comes to a fork in the road where they have to decide if they're going to make jokes about other people or make jokes about themselves. I chose myself.