I don’t want enemies. I want friends, and I want them in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and loving whoever they want to.
It’s a well-known fact that tall people are evil.
At the end of the day, women are a distraction. Whether you realize it or not.
The two things in the world we all share in this world are laughter and pain. We’ve all got problems. The levels of those problems vary, but we’ve all got problems. When you can take things that are painful and make them funny, that’s a gift – to you and your audience.
No matter what, people grow. If you chose not to grow, you’re staying in a small box with a small mindset. People who win go outside of that box. It’s very simple when you look at it.
Take me and my role seriously. Take my talent seriously.
Stand-up comedy is mine: it’s my entity; it’s my brand; I own it. I do it when I want to do it.
Everybody that’s successful lays a blueprint out.
A reputation as a hard worker is a good reputation to have.
Is everything funny? For me, yes. There’s a positive to every negative. Even my divorce? For me, yes. If you go back and look at it, why it happened or how it happened, there’s something in there that’ll make you laugh.
I can get where some scientists would say comedians are crazy. What you have to understand: A lot of comedians are dealing with a dark passion. A lot of these are guys coming from a tumultuous life, including myself. Some people need outlets, a way to express yourself.
I feel like whatever you’ve done in your career, good or bad, it’s nothing but preparation for the big events to come.
Dialogue means debates and everyone’s point of view.
I’m a businessman as well as an entertainer. The reason why is because I want to own whatever I’m doing. I don’t want to work for other people forever.
I’m never gonna step away from stand-up. I can’t. That’s what got me where I am, and that’s also my muse. That’s how I stay level-headed. That’s what keeps me going.
Barbra Streisand has accomplished so much, and Dustin Hoffman as well. They are down to earth and approachable. I admire that.
All I can do is try to create my own brand and have people appreciate me for that.
All men hate the nagging.
Almost anything can be funny if said the right way – but it has to be said the right way.
At the end of the day, your fans are the people who support you in and out. And their opinions matter.