I knew I wanted to be a performer and do comedy at 5 years old. My dad's wife, Marlene Rosenbaum, was boiling water and she goes, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I said, "A comedian. " And she laughed and laughed because she thought that was the cutest, funniest thing.
We all love narratives where we're the captain of our boat, and Americans love them more than anybody else.