I really thought I wanted to be a musical-comedy star, but I lived in Phoenix and didn't want to go all the way to New York and be that far away from home. So I thought maybe I'd be a rock 'n' roll singer or an opera singer.

On one side you have book burners, Congressional wives and Pat Robertson. On the other side, you have vulgar comedians, foul-mouthed rap groups and Dennis Hopper—all your choices should be so easy.

Not everybody is cookie-cutter. You just can't be. There are too many variables in life.

Kids need to be educated about sex and sexuality and if they're going to have sex, learn how to protect themselves and not get pregnant.

I really, really love Hilary Clinton. I think she's very cool. She's out there and she's involved.

Gayness is a non-issue.

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