Always...no wait...never.

It [live performance] is just very difficult. Doing an hour, hour and a half of live standup is an endurance test. You almost have to do it every day to stay up on it.

I think I meant that, given the circumstances of my childhood, I had the illusion that it's easier to be alone. To have your relationships be casual and also to pose as a solitary person, because it was more romantic. You know, I was raised on the idea of the ramblin' man and the loner.

Working at the magic shop really gave me a sense of comedy because it was all jokes.

I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.

[her] mind blackens. The blackness is not a thought, but if it could be pressed into a thought, if a chemical from a dropper could be dripped onto it causing its color and essence to become visible, it would take the shape of this sentence: Why does no one want me?

I think there are people out there writing original bluegrass songs, but it's hard to get them out on the air.