As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy.

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.

I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.

While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun.

My whole act is confession.

Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love.

The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.