“I never wanted to do observational humor because I never wanted to tell people what they were seeing.”

“My humor is channeling everything through my brain. For example, when I talk about something, it's how Richard Lewis feels about it. I'm a storyteller. I do a lot of free association.”

“I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back.”

“When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.”

“If you want to devote yourself to the arts, you'd better do it strictly from passion, because there is zero guarantee that you'll get anywhere. The hardest thing is dealing with business people who have nothing to do with your art. They could care less that you're up at 4:30 in the morning writing a joke. Don't expect any sympathy from anybody.”

“I never wanted to do observational humor because I never wanted to tell people what they were seeing.”