I don't think comedy comes from hotbeds of doing shtick. I think it usually comes from some kind of childhood humiliation or darkness.
Sarah SilvermanThat still feels like the most accurate description - I felt homesick, but I was home.
Sarah SilvermanI'm so much more famous than I am financially successful. I mean, I live in a three-room apartment. I mostly make free videos on my couch. But I am fine.
Sarah SilvermanPeople can't help what topics cut them deep. It all depends on who's inferring - and what the contexts of their lives are at the time.
Sarah SilvermanWhen I was 9 or 10 years old, my dad took me over to a neighboring farm to help get stuff for the meal. The farmer, Vic, told me to look at all the turkeys and pick one out. I saw a cute one with a silly walk and cried, 'Him!' Before my pointing finger had even dropped to my side, Vic had grabbed the turkey by the neck and slit [the animal's] throat. Blood and feathers went flying. I had sentenced that turkey to death! Up until then, I didn't know where meat came fromโand I've been a vegetarian ever since.
Sarah Silverman