What gets me is when celebrities aren't allowed to have an opinion on anything political. There's the whole 'Shut up and sing' thing.

I have problems with YouTube and things like that, when you catch it mid production. If I'm doing a show and I'm working on a bit and someone's there with a phone, they record it and put it online - it's not the finished product.

I had top-secret clearance and everything. I was working on a couple of projects that would keep me involved in Desert Storm. I was in the mix, which is scary.

I'm a comedian so I'm not waiting around for someone to write a part for me. I don't have to wait for somebody else to create my next job; I have the ability to basically write my own ticket.

It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are.

I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.

I'm like, If you do something dumb, I'll write about it. If you put something out there, to me it's like you're kind of asking for it.