I have no religion. But culturally I can't escape it; I'm very Jewish.

If I have to write by a certain time, I can pull through, but usually I just let stuff happen, hanging out with comic friends - or bringing a basic idea on stage and seeing if it goes anywhere.

I don't wanna be labeled as straight or labeled as gay. I just want people to look at me and see me as white.

You know, I think whatever a comic talks about onstage is all they talk about offstage.

I do enjoy and feel compelled to talk about things that are taboo. One, because I think I'm a troublemaker inside, if someone says, "Don't say that," it's all I want to say. And also, something I learned in therapy ... which is darkness can't exist in the light, and then that made me think of something that Mr. Rogers said, which is, "If it's mentionable, it's manageable."

In the '80s especially, a lot of comedians felt compelled to stick with what made them famous and those people became caricatures.

Comics who grew up surviving their childhood by being able to be the first one to make the joke about their weight or their hairy arms - like me - whatever they're insecure about, whatever they're apologizing for, that becomes their strength.