Everything comes out of smoke and mist and nothingness, a mystical happening…

I had a blind date with a dentist — and he told me to come back in six months.

People say it is not the key to happiness, but I have always figured if you have enough money you can have a key made.

I said, "Is there!" I told him there is a Mafia school where they teach them math — if Johnny has ten fingers and they cut off two, how many does he have left?

Somehow, some way, every person in the arts has to find an accommodation with disappointment and embarrassment. They are the pollen in the air we breathe.

Laughing made me feel safe. I was not going to be enveloped by the seediness that coated this world like dust.

I am driven. Being driven is my energy source. It is my fun.…I believe that where there is action, there is movement, and those ripples will eventually produce something positive.

The revelation that personal truth can be the foundation of comedy, that outrageousness can be cleansing and healthy…

The act of creation fascinates me. You can only sit with blank page and wait. You cannot press a button, cannot program it.

Liked" was the kiss of death. "Loved" or "hated" interested him. At least the performer had aroused emotion.

Maybe that is why in my comedy I try and puncture the hypocrisy all around us, why it is almost a crusade with me to strip life down to what really is true.

Sorry, " she said. "I have a psychological disorder that prevents me from keeping thoughts inside my head where they belong.

It's funny, leaving a place, ain't it?" he said. "You never do know when you'll get back.

I would often find myself, at the age of 21, at midnight, running down a dark street on my own with 10 men chasing me. And the fact they had cameras in their hands made that legal.

What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women.

The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.

Buzz so big I could probably sell a blank disc.

A meticulous virtual copy of the human brain would enable basic research on brain cells and circuits or computer-based drug trials.

It becomes very difficult for us to adjust to a world without social media because we spend so much time involved with it.

History is a bucket of ashes.

We strive toward a goal, and whether we achieve it or not is important, but it's not what's most important. What matters is how we move toward that goal.