Sometimes crowds start out not liking someone but then they shift and love them. Or vice versa. It can shift on a dime.

It's harder to reveal sides of yourself that make you vulnerable but it's another muscle that can be developed and one that I think is worthwhile. That said, everyone finds their style. It's personal.

Sometimes it's fun to explore ideas that might make people uncomfortable. If you let it, there's a lot of self-censoring that can go on in the name of remaining likeable, but I don't find that an artistically interesting path to take.

I also do a certain amount of talking through material on stage, to see what happens and allow interesting ideas to manifest.

I think there comes a time in any comedian's career where they can either coast or keep growing and evolving.

Opening for Louis C.K. during his "Hilarious" tour was a great experience for me. He is the generation just ahead of me, because he started so young. So it's like he's sort of a senior and I'm a junior, in terms of the business. He's done so much - from writing on Conan and Chris Rock to writing and directing movies, having his own HBO show, "Lucky Louie," and now having "Louie" on FX.

Hard work is a muscle that you develop, as is taking risks.