I like the brutality of stand-up and the simple, boiled-down "it either lives or dies" of a joke. New York Times Talk (2016)
A lot of comedy sounds like you're driving to a point of logic or perspective, and you're really just setting up a joke! New York Times Talk (2016)
Get bigger! Don't just play to the people that get you. Play to the people that don't get you, and you'll get better! New York Times Talk (2016)
Inexplicable malevolence was our favorite thing [on Seinfeld]. There's no reason-- There was never a reason I didn't like Newman; there was no reason. "We just think it's better to hate this guy." New York Times Talk (2016)