. . . the happiness of a people is the only rational object of government, and the only object for which a people, free to choose, can have a government at all.
Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.
As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.
My whole act is confession.
I am careful with my material and presentation.
As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy.
We teach reading, writing and math by [having students do] them. But we teach democracy by lecture.
You wanna know what a gateway drug is? It opens a gate.
Lots of people act well, but few people talk well. This shows that talking is the more difficult of the two.
We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.
I don't necessarily look for what I respond to in a script. I look for things that scare me, and take that as an indication that I should probably do it. I don't want to be bored. I look for challenges. I look for a variety of different things because it's so easy to go the cliche route.