A poet can feel free, in my estimation, to write a poem for himself. Or a painter can paint a painting for himself. You can write a short story for yourself. But for me, comedy by its nature is...
I'm adopted, so I didn't know my father, but apparently he was pretty tall.
When you're a child, the most important thing is to be able to live a life of comfort. You want to be sure that the moon goes up at night and the sun comes up in the morning and dad comes home from...
I get overwhelmed when I approach things intellectually.
You can not have comedy unless people are behaving badly. You can't have it.
To make an absolutely gross generalization, I think a lot of people feel like if you're mixed, more often than not you're quote unquote white. So if you're mixed, you embrace the mainstream culture...
I'm very concerned with what's going on the news, but I would not call myself a political animal, per se. I pay more attention during election years, or if I see some topic or issue that I care about....
I'm tall and thin but not strong, so you're either an athlete or you're funny.
There's a thing called the 'One Drop' theory in African-American culture, which is if you have one drop of black blood in you, you're black.