It is good to connect to someone who reminds you that you have some real authenticity.
There is no place for a person like me in a world that only takes itself seriously. Satire is so necessary but fairly ineffective.
I do comedy to give people an ephemeral escape from the tragedy that permeates everyday life.
Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's, like, sweat on people's backs.
I told the Mucinex people, 'You picked me because I always sound sick'. They were like, 'Well, it doesn't hurt'.
One of the exciting things about an entanglement puzzle is there's no end to it. Once you solve how to take it apart, you have to solve how to put it back together.
I wouldn't want to be Superman. Batman would be cool. But the one I've always wanted to play is the Joker. There is a maniacal and dangerous side to me.
Mucinex were like, 'Would you like to be the Mucinex man? You sound like you're sick right now'. In each spot, they give me a little bit of room to do something strange. And in a world of fractured mediums, where there is no zeitgeist, and you get your comedy from your phone, it's all content.
To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.
If you're a psychologist, you can instrumentally change peoples lives for the better. But you can only do that for about 300 people to maybe a thousand people - if you're really prolific and you're working really hard.
I'm not, like, an action-hero guy.
I think by now if people hire me, they know I'm going to improvise. I'm an improviser by trade.
I don't get along much with myself.
I would say that awards are for children. Because children need a tangible representation of their achievement. And as adults, you have to settle for the respect and admiration of your peers.
People dream their whole lives of their Oscar speech; I dreamt my whole life of hosting the Oscars.
Hosting is a thankless job.
Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
Sometimes, things need to be so understated on film that I don't even see them as funny, which isn't my favorite style, comedically. When I watch film comedy, I like people that are a little bit more alive on the screen and wound up. I like volatility and unpredictability and other long words like those.
Is it possible to have negative self-awareness?
