Anyway, seeking work is a tad difficult given the poor design of the streets with their prohibitive curbs and driveways that don’t quite line up.
No art comes from the conscious mind.
When I die, now don’t think that I’m a nut, don’t want no fancy funeral, just one like old King Tut.
A girl who is willing to give every ounce of herself to someone, who could never betray her lover, who never suspects maliciousness of anyone, and whose sexuality sleeps in her, waiting to be stirred.
If you feel tired midway through, give Neil Patrick Harris a Red Bull and throw some sheet music at him.
She was feeling her bohemian oats.
Writing is something I took up rather than anything I had an inclination toward. I like acting -delivering someone else’s message – but writing is more of an accomplishment.
Well, today the Grammys is much much better than the Oscars. I think the differences in the shows are that the Grammys are much wilder. The Oscars is much more people in the industry. And people dress wilder, I think, at the Grammys.
I’ve put an umbrella in my mouth and opened it. I sat in a lemon-meringue pie. I’ve done terrible things to my dog with a fork...
I just wanted to be in show business. I didn’t care if I was going to be an actor or a magician or what. Comedy was a point of the least resistance, really. And on the simplest level, I loved comedy.
I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
Were they beautiful? We were all beautiful. We were in our twenties.
You know, a lot of people come to me and they say, “Steve, how can you be so funny?” There’s a secret to it, it’s no big deal. Before I go out, I put a slice of bologna in each of my shoes. So when I’m on stage, I feel funny.
Awards mean nothing to comedians. What matters is the audience, how you’re doing – artistically, for the most part – at that moment.
I’ve heard lots of people lie to themselves but they never fool anyone.
I have heard it said that a complicated childhood can lead to a life in the arts. I tell you this story of my father and me to let you know I am qualified to be a comedian.
My problem is that I don’t get the same exhiliration from success as I get depression from failure.
I just don’t identify myself with a place. I just don’t get it. Like, why am I cheering for this town? Towns are good and bad but they don’t have principles, constitutions. You wouldn’t go to war for your town.
The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer. And the joy of writing, when you’re writing from your subconscious, is beautiful – it’s thrilling. When you’re editing, which is your conscious mind, it’s like torture.
The self-prepared dinner is a great time killer for lonely people and as much time should be spent on it as possible.