Shutting people down creatively often doesn't get the best performance out of them.

I was, like, a brown belt, which is pretty good. I entered a tournament once, and I punched the guy in the throat and got disqualified. I realized - I don't know if you're familiar with "Karate Kid," but the bad guys in that are called Cobra Kai, and they're, like, the evil karate guys. And then when I went to the tournament, I realized that's what we were; we were like the Cobra Kai of the Jewish karate community.

Maybe it's just L.A., but [high school girls] look like men, like they would have kids and s - t.

It's definitely not true what they say about women wanting a guy with a sense of humour. What women mean is that they want a guy with a sense of humour who is really handsome. If a girl had a choice between Brad Pitt or me, she'd pick Brad Pitt. And I'm a lot funnier than he is.

I don't think all of my ideas are good. It's almost easier when people are critical of you because it helps with the quality control.

I watch a lot of TV. I love nothing more than having a good TV show on DVD, to just plow through.

The current Babe Ruth of improv? Sacha Baron Cohen. He's pretty amazing.