I get happier every day. I have a sense of accomplishment every day of my life.

Of course, everybody's family is dysfunctional - we've accepted that. What are we supposed to do? Hate our parents for the rest of our lives?

You don't need to be famous to live a life as an artist.

I'm very much an optimist. I don't think I could do my work if I didn't believe there was some kind of hope for humanity.

I don't like going back and listening to myself. It makes me uncomfortable, and I know I can never emulate what I did that night, so why listen to it?

As a kid, I loved being loved, and still do. Who doesn't love being loved?

I don't consider myself a comic but a performer. A comic tells bad jokes.