I first did stand-up when I was 17, and then I passed out fliers for a comedy club (in New York City) and I got onstage whenever I could. And musical theater went out the window as soon as I started doing stand-up.
Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.
It's just hard to say, "Well, I do this, which means this." If I'm telling you exactly who I am, then there's nothing for the audience to say.
I like my life alone.
Some people say my humor focuses too much on stereotypes. It doesn't. It focuses on facts.
Comedy can't live within my second-guesses, so I started doing new material. Sometimes I bombed. But you have to be willing to if you want to move forward and stay vital. It's like people who take pride in not having a computer. I'm all, "Great, don't learn new things! Your brain is full!"
Scientology is weird because it's new.
Men like to squash you. I just want someone who's happy with himself, happy with his life. He doesn't have to squash mine.
I think I've been called edgy - but in all honesty, there is a safety in what I do because I'm always the idiot. Unless you're just listening to buzz words and not taking into account the context of the situation, you see I'm always the ignoramus.
People who follow their religion to the letter of the law are just silly. I mean, I want to tell Hasidic Jews I promise you, God will not mind if you wear a nice cotton blend in the summer.
The audience works as such a mob. They either all laugh or all don't laugh, and, you know, changes from audience to audience.
I started out in clubs, and I've always liked clubs. I like theaters because people are there for the show.
Smells definitely do have a crazy impact on me.
Nothing is taboo if you have an angle on it.
If you decide to do comedy that involves risk, risk means risk, and you can't complain of flesh wounds if you sit down at the table to play.
This is AIDS. AIDS is as real as an egg.
Earlier in my career, I was really tight, really together, and knew who I was and I was confident. I kind of feel in between now.
If my Catholic boyfriend and I ever have a kid, we'll just be honest with it. We'll say that Mommy is one of God's chosen people, and Daddy believes that Jesus is magic!
I'm lucky a couple of filmmakers have seen beyond what you're saying.
You want the actors to disappear into roles and stay under the radar, and that gets harder when someone is known for their actual personality, or who they seem to be.
But I think you can make fun of anything as long as it's funny enough.
They've got great parents; I'm just trying to be the fun uncle.
I can get a script and go, "Well, I'd rather do stand-up." I don't hold movies in higher regard. I love making videos and posting. I love TV.
I think Jews tend to hold me in fairly high regard.