I never really watched much stand-up growing up. I just was not really that into it. But I can say I honestly fell in love with it the second I touched the microphone. It was like this weird thing where it's like, 'Oh, yeah, this is what I'm supposed to do.'
Guys say 'like' all the time, and no one notices it.
I like the gym the best when it's mostly empty.
I thought I was going to be a serious screenwriter and produce serious films. It was going to be 'American Beauty' and very important work.
I think people just don't respect women's bodies in general, the bodies of women of color in general.
I love how Shakespeare can really rip your heart out one second and then make you laugh the next. He's a master writer.
I'm not a caffeine person.
It is utterly asinine that people continually go to comedy shows without bothering to see if their sensibilities line up with the comedians.
Sometimes it's good to act responsibly.
Anyone who does stand-up comedy can agree that doing a late-night spot is a dream of theirs.
Who can forget the awesome scene in 'Independence Day' when the White House gets blown up by aliens? Sure, it looks cheesy now, but back in 1994, it was incredible.
The 'X-Men' franchise has not been a perfect one.
Any joke can be funny, but not any joke is funny. Any joke has the potential to be hilarious to you, but more importantly, the joke has the potential to not be funny to you but to someone else.
If I have a daughter and she grows up to be an astronaut, she's gonna end up on a Black History Month stamp.
I'm going to keep doing the comedy and the art that I do. I'm going to keep uplifting marginalized voices, and I think that's my place to do that.
The great thing about being a standard-issue, straight white person is you have so much time. Gay people, people of color, we have less time! We have to be a living Learning Annex to everybody. We don't have time to master hobbies like skipping rocks along lakes.
I was a funny kid growing up, and I did improv in college and went to Pratt Institute, but I did it very informally. It was just me and some of my friends goofing around on campus.
Sometimes it's good to say no. Sometimes it's good to not act impulsively.
Say what you want about Maroon 5 not making music like the kind found on 'Songs About Jane,' the fact remains that they know how to write a really good pop song that highlights lead singer Adam Levine's falsetto.
I'll be the first to admit it: I love fluff. Whether it's watching 'America's Next Top Model' or listening to dance pop like Rihanna's 'Where Have You Been,' I like to keep it light and fun, especially during the spring and summer months.