I was very vulnerable to criticism for many years. I could read a bad review and remember it my whole life.

I can't smell moth balls, I find it too difficult to get their tiny legs apart

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.

The real joy is in constructing a sentence. But I see myself as an actor first because writing is what you do when you are ready and acting is what you do when someone else is ready.

When someone less capable is ahead of me, I am not pleased. It makes me insane.

I always think back to my high school days and realize all the people who were so popular then are nowhere now and all the people who were steadfast and steady-going are somewhere. So high school doesn't necessarily translate to later in life.

These days it's hard to look at a poodle without thinking what a good meal he would make.