Activism, to me, I don't know if it really works. It may work for somebody else, but it does not work for me.

It's like love making, the foreplay is the biggest part, the same thing as comedy. If you can frame your show in such a way that the funny jokes become funnier.

You can't become a dictator through checks and balances.

Any excuse to live in New York and do art. Has to be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world.

I wish I could say farewell and retire but there is nothing for me to retire from.

People try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and people go, 'Oh, that's Charlie Chaplin.' You know what I mean? You can't own a joke. You can be the guy that tells it the best, but you can't own a joke. Nowhere can you own a laugh.

Awakening your spiritual side is really what artists do. When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world.