I always believe that funny is serious and serious is funny. You don't really need a distinction between them.

If I'm doing something on stage, and it evokes an emotion, then I might show that emotion, but I also don't believe in being a preacher. If you have a point, that's a bonus. But the funny has to come first; otherwise, you shouldn't call yourself a comedian.

I'm a quarterback. I don't need to score the touchdown. I just need to spot the pass.

I like the anonymity, the fact that you're a stranger making strangers laugh. You aren't forcing them to laugh - it's involuntary, and that's when they give the most honest response.

If you look at it, the history of comedy has always been strongest among the nations who have been persecuted the most.

What I've always said about comedy is if you do it in the right way, you can say anything to anybody because they know where you're coming from. They know it's not malicious.