“As an individual doing a podcast, you don't get even remotely rich. It's not something to do for money.”

“Certainly early on, I kind of modeled myself after Steve Martin and Bill Murray. I would imitate them sometimes.”

“Comedians sometimes forget that there's an audience. You gotta be conscious that you're performing for other human beings.”

“Directing is really my favorite thing to do, but if I never directed again, I'd be okay if all the work I did was good.”

“First off, I don't do self-deprecation comedy based on being fat. I would always talk about it honestly. Secondly, I don't care how much I weigh.”

“For me, baseball is more comparable to chess than it is to hockey.”

“Forget 'full of myself,' I'm not remotely impressed with myself.”

“I do love directing. It's probably my favorite thing that I do.”

“I don't care what I do - act, stand-up, write, direct - it doesn't matter as long as I'm being creative and it's good work.”

“I don't think I'm ever going to retire from stand-up, but what I have retired from is working the road every week.”

“I felt very comfortable about myself when I was much heavier. I feel much better about myself from being fit.”

“I hate cellphones. They are not for good, they're for evil. They're for gossip.”

“I have the bigger iPad, but the Mini is the best. It just seems perfect. The old one seems so big and heavy. I like simple and clean.”

“I like independent movies, documentaries. There's not a lot of movies that are commercially made that I dig.”

“I like raconteurs; I like conversation. I liked the 'Tonight Show' when it was 90 minutes, I like when people aren't plugging things per se, and they're just in the moment being interesting.”

“I never analyze stuff with comedy because it's boring. It makes you stop being funny. Just be who you are and do what you do, and you're either funny or you're not.”

“I'm from Chicago and it's a huge influence on me.”

“I'm totally comfortable not being as funny as Larry David.”

“In my stand-up, I generally improvise from an outline.”

“I've avoided doing network shows because I don't think they're true to real families.”

“My kids have played soccer and baseball and basketball, and the parents who come to games are always saying and doing things that are just wildly inappropriate.”

“Parents have got to chill out. Let your kid eat dirt - they're gonna be fine!”

“The only thing that I demand of the audience is that they listen to what I'm saying. Other than that, they owe me nothing. They don't owe me a thing.”

“There's only one true superpower amongst human beings, and that is being funny. People treat you differently if you can make them laugh.”

“Whenever I meet someone who's talented, I always want to write something for them!”

“Why do I want to be challenged or have challenges? That's why I don't go climb mountains.”