At first I had no skills in writing comedy. I didn't know what a joke was, but, as someone once told me, your emotions follow your intent. If you create the intention of starting a comedy act, slowly your mind starts adjusting and you arrive at a new emotional state.

. . . Now you see . . . they' re not fit for humans . . ." "Put them on me.

Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.

The banjo is truly an American instrument, and it captures something about our past.

I understood that as much as I had resisted the outside, as much as I had constricted my life, as much as I had closed and narrowed the channels into me, there were still many takers for the quiet heart.

Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.

You know, there's a moment when you're famous when it's unbearable to go out because you're too famous. And then there's a moment when you're famous just right.