The ocean can give life and easily take life. It was important for me, personally, to have some closure.

There's just way too much excess going on in our country. People throw things away and don't appreciate what they have.

I think the year anniversary kind of puts an end to that period of time when the mourning is over.

The older I grow the more I see the influence of my family on my life. I didn't always see it. It was up to our parents to see that we had our education in a town that hadn't yet realized what racial prejudice was but actually knew and practiced it on occasion.

The best place to find material is in real life. I've always maintained that it's not until the mid-20s that you have enough of a life to draw from. There's nothing better for a comic than to go through some bad stuff - and some good stuff, like getting married.

I always thought the saddest feeling in life is when you're dancing in a really joyful way and then you hit your head on something.