Be so good they can't ignore you.

As much as I remember, I just thought, I want to sing a song that starts normal and ends crazy.

Writing is extremely personal, and that's the joy of it for me.

I knew I wanted to be in show business so I took the path of least resistance. I loved comedy. But you never know you are funny until people laugh. It's just what I was interested in. I could make people laugh, I guess, but doing it at school and doing it onstage are very different things.

Halle Berry is here, whose win last year broke down barriers for unbelievably hot women.

The operation was a success, but I'm afraid the doctor is dead.

In my opening seconds, I would say, "It's great to be here," then move to several other spots on the stage and say, "No, it's great to be here!" I would move again: "No, it's great to be here!