I write and rewrite and memorize, and then inject my performance with improvising and spontaneity, because if something feels too rehearsed, it's not going to be fun.

If there's one big thing you can take from Amy Poehler as a performer, it's committing, full on.

You ought to be able to wear your character like a Lycra bodysuit.

I think Comedy Central and probably all channels are on their way toward being apps accessible on whatever the Roku of the future is.

It's hard for me to shut off my writer brain completely.

I probably have the most fun on projects where there's some room to improvise.

I have a couple of ideas for shows that I would love to bring to fruition in some way at some point.

I like it when shows end intentionally, and Review, especially, has such a long form narrative that it feels like you need to give it a thoughtfully constructed finale.

In sketch comedy, wear your character like a hat, not a suit of armor.

There were times that I would be drunk and just leave a place by myself because I had an impulse and wasn't thinking through the repercussions on others.

It's fun to play someone who seems evil and to reveal their vulnerabilities.

Have the courage to rise from the challenges of life like a phoenix from the flames or you'll get lost in the ashes of despair, pain, and regret.

Success is not the end of the journey. It is the beginning of the expression of your infinite potential.

We’re your friends. Our job is to tease you mercilessly about your foibles, rag you about your upright, honorable nature, and point out to you when you’re being a complete dolt.

Many people desire to be trusted but they don’t do things that make them trustworthy...

God gave the seed, but he wants the fruits back. Pick the seeds up. Plant the best ones. He promised the rain. It will be a bumper harvest!

You've got to seize the opportunity if it is presented to you.

In the true sense one's native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to make sensitive human beings feel at home.

Tonight's forecast: DARK. Continued mostly dark tonight, turning to wildly scattered light in the morning

The way you get democracy to function is by informing the public.

My sister, I have a sister who's 12 years older, she was always the party girl, the outrageous one.