I was talking and playing pranks and skipping school, failing pretty much every class I took.

When I announced I had cancer on stage, it was my brain leaping to that insane moment of, "There's no way I could start a show saying, 'Hi, I have cancer!'" And also for me to have these scars, and then think, "Oh my gosh, what if I did stand-up and not even acknowledge that my shirt was off, or that I have scars.

Life can very genuinely and realistically pile things on. It doesn't dole out the heartache and pain, or joy, perfectly.

My age makes all my wrinkles and gray hair make sense.

When anything huge happens to me, I always think, this isn't my moment, this is a moment.

A lot of times people will have after-parties or try and host an event for comedians, and they misunderstand us. They think it should be wild and crazy, or loud music, and comedians are typically pretty mellow people that just want to talk to each other. I think it would be highly unusual to find comedians who want to be at a loud, crowded party.

There's something a lot more self-conscious feeling when there's cameras coming in for close-ups. It makes you very aware.