I actually got the part. And I thought, Well, I'll do it for a while. I'll just quit if it's stupid.

I always fancied myself more of an actor than a comedian before I realized that only assholes make that kind of distinction.

I am realizing how old I am 'cause I am meeting so many people that were born in the 80s, which is crazy to me that I was going through puberty and [they weren't] even alive.

I didn't hang any pictures in my office for a year because I thought that I would be jinxing myself and have to take them down the next day.

I remember interviewing someone I actually felt bad for, and therefore didn't want to take an ironic stance against him. It actually turned out to be a really funny piece.

Why should I be feeling tension? It's The Daily Show.

I didn't really feel 100 percent comfortable until we started working on the 2004 election.