I think maybe I became funny because as a kid, I was a Jew in a town of no Jews, and being funny just instinctively came about as a way to put people at ease around me.

I have lows, you know, everybody does ... but I kind of know how to handle it. I like to let myself wallow in it. I enforce it with terribly sad music, and it kind of pushes me through to the other side eventually, and I always know it's going to pass.

I don't compromise. I only do the stuff I want to do.

Nothing is taboo if you have an angle on it.

I dress normal because I want people to treat me regular. And their brains explode. It's really fun.

I do know that I can take a punch. I've been punched in the face three times. That's, I think, a really important thing to know about yourself. It helps you in life. It helps you be brave when you know you can take a punch. I'm a lover, not a fighter. But, God bless me, I can take a punch.

I don't think half my stuff would be funny if the audience didn't feel at least a little bit safe that it's not how I truly feel.