It's actually just as cool to be on television as to be in a movie, and nobody's ashamed of this back and forth.
I love Adult Swim. They give you so much artistic freedom.
I think that's something that people don't realize enough about when they get into comedy - it's not just about sitting back and observing and saying something funny.
At the end of the day, stand-up comedy is like acting when the audience are the other characters that I'm acting with.
I've always been an actor, even when I was doing improv and my own version of stand up.
I think it's good news that cable television is so, so supportive of the Louis C.K.s, the Lena Dunhams, the Matthew Weiners, and the Vince Gilligans. There's just so many people fearlessly making their stuff, you know?
Andrew Gurland is so precise and, again, such an amazing writer, but then he's also really honest with himself and what he is seeing.
I'm an actor, and I want to play flawed characters, and I'm a writer that wants to write flawed characters, trying to let something out and hoping people relate through that or have fun experiencing the story.
I've wanted to be a comedian since I was a kid, and my parents were very supportive of that.
I don't hate oatmeal raisin, but it is the worst cookie. Profoundly disappointing.
I would say that is the beauty of Adult Swim is that they're always pushing forward from what they've done in the past, and they're always just trying different styles.
The world is pretty messed up.
As far as making people feel less depressed, that, in and of itself, is a political act.
I hate it when I see people texting at a show. And talking to each other. They're at a performance; they should respect the performer.
Comedy is all about the character. When you're too focused on the gags, the character suffers, and you don't get the laugh. Comedy has to come from the character.
I saw 'A Night at the Opera,' this Marx Brothers film, when I was, like, six years old. I just became obsessed, you know?
I think comedy is incredibly discriminated against. It is one of the most enjoyed yet most condescended art forms in the world. It's the same thing with hip-hop.
As someone who is on the more liberal side of things, I personally think this side needs to be a little less open. I know that's part of what it means to be on the more liberal side of things, but that trait can no longer really be a part of our makeup. The simple reason for this is that the opposing side uses our openness to their full advantage.
One of the things I was taught was how you deal with language. It's important, very important in comedy.
I think some people watch 'Raging Bull,' or they watch 'The Piano Teacher,' and I think they're more, maybe, able to process an antihero in a dramatic context, where people more want comedy to take care of them. But that's not really taking care of people. That's just providing escape, which sometimes is necessary.
