I've never done anything for the common consensus. I do things to please me. If you are happy with something yourself, you become bulletproof.

There's no difference between fame and infamy now. There's a new school of professional famous people that don't do anything. They don't create anything.

I think the job of a comedian is to make people laugh, but also challenge them to laugh at things they didn't know they could until now.

Your God is the best God. In fact, he's the only God. All other Gods are ridiculous, made up rubbish. Not yours though. Yours is real.

That's what being nervous and sort of out of your comfort zone does. It's the same in "The Office" when a black guy comes to the office and all he thinks is `I better show this guy I'm not a racist.' So what does he do? Only talks about black issues.

You try to make characters you care about, and I think realism helps. Even though this is a high concept, the characters have got to be real.

I like big escapist films. It's odd because the type of comedian I am and the things I do when I'm writing and directing myself usually deal with the darker side of the human psyche and excruciating social faux pas. I often deal in taboos and the subjects I do as a stand-up are quite challenging. But my film roles have been much more fun and escapist.