I never had any interest in sitcoms or motion pictures or anything like that.

A lot of people think I'm difficult to work with. It's not like I really want to do that much stuff, so it doesn't really matter. I guess I'm somewhat difficult when it comes to comedy.

They that are fated to be fools, have one consolation, that they are fated also to be ignorant of it.

[Televised stand-up] never really makes me laugh. The only one I ever saw that I liked was Richard Pryor, and that was [shot on] film.

Comedy is surprises, so if you're intending to make somebody laugh and they don't laugh, that's funny.

I generally have a real strong idea or a strong punchline, and I just try to get to it by rambling around, as I don't like to memorize words.

Violent people usually express their love of a thing by their hatred of its opposite.