When you have a knowledge of history, it's very soothing. When there's continuity in your life, it's soothing.

At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.

It's depressing sitting at a comedy club all night, waiting to get on to do your five or ten minutes of material.

I think bravery is when you're willing to really put yourself on the line and maybe lose out, financially - and be able to say exactly what motivates you and what inspires you and what you find completely unacceptable in humanity and in culture.

My father was a proctologist and my mother was an abstract artist, so that's how I view the world.

If I've learned anything in my 30s, it's about holding back a little bit.

When you're constantly looking for things from other people, you're not looking within yourself.