Awkwardness and feeling alienated are always going to be a part of comedy.

I love pizza so much, I would marry pizza, but it would just be an elaborate ploy to eat her whole family at the reception.

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.

Saturday night is perfect for writers because other people have "plans.

I struggled with that notion early in my career. 'I know this is funny but nobody is laughing.' This thought occurred for 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.

Creepy people do the things that decent people want to do, but have decided are not a great idea.