"I started doing stand-up in San Francisco. I'd go to open mic nights, and I'd just be a total mess. I'd be so nervous, I'd shake."

"I'm a big believer in improvisation. I think it's the most honest form of comedy."

"You'll have bad times, but that'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to."

"You know, you're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."

"If you're not going to be a good example, then you'll just have to be a terrible warning."