I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.
I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.
The thing about being famous is, it's weird. The only people who get how weird it is are other famous people.
The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.
Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.
I've always thought, and it gets tested at times, that I have a great faith in the fundamental goodness of human beings.
Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith dies.
People want me to be funny all the time. They think I'm being funny no matter what I say or do and that's not the case.
I saw 28 Days. I don't remember rehab being like a day camp or being that funny. Rehab is a dumping ground. It's a big landfill.
A lot of people who claim they're political comedians are just comedians who have opinions. But they stop being funny the minute they give their opinions.
I think you figure out how to be funny by necessity. It's not a natural thing, being funny in the face of tragedy is kind of demented.
There's only one true superpower amongst human beings, and that is being funny. People treat you differently if you can make them laugh.
Being funny has always mattered a lot to me. It's why I started acting - to make my friends laugh.
When I turned about 12 or 13, I realised that being funny wasn't about remembering jokes. It was about creating them.
I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part!
The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds of it not being funny.
Human fallibility recognised, God's sovereignty trusted; these are also the only stable foundations for human beings in society.
Human beings exercise responsibilities within a social setting and a framework of obligations which transcend the principle of intelligence.
Reagan's emotional intelligence, his ability to suss out people's longings and to channel them for political purposes, was better than just about any human being that ever lived.
It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state.
These are the themes in life which are consistent in Judaism, Islam, Hinduism - of being grounded in who you are and being engaged in an unjust world.
