I have the comedic chops and intelligence to raise points and discuss both sides of whatever is on our mind as a society.

I'm really good at saying what other people are thinking and making it relatable.

I'm pale, and people need to accept that I'm almost see-through.

If you think you're good enough, then you find it preposterous when somebody doesn't acknowledge that... That's propelled me in many ways - maybe thinking I deserve things that I don't at some time. But I'm always willing to put in the work.

We're so hard on ourselves, and there's a freedom in realizing that we're our toughest critics.

I don't write anything. It's all done onstage, which is why I always tell younger comics that they just have to go do it. You have to get up, talk, and take a thought or a word and just expound, and you find it in there. I don't sit down and write.

I want girls to know that whatever you're feeling, I'm feeling too. All the things that you think make you crazy, it's OK to feel that way, and I'm gonna tell you why we feel that way.

There was a sketch group at Emerson, and if you could believe it, we were the cool kids. That's how Emerson rolls. I was a film major, but I spent most of my time doing that.

Like any other creative person, I would make home videos, and I would make sketches with my friends, and I would make my own movies, so I have some love for the creative process.

A lot of comedians are really funny onstage, but they can't do a podcast.

Part of being a comic is being flexible, being versatile.

I'm a huge sketch comedy fan, and I think my love of sketch is reflected in my stand-up in that I do a lot of vignettes and voices and characters.

The more comprehensive your language is, the more likely people are to believe everything you're saying. It really just comes from the power of knowing you're the smartest person in the room, and if you aren't, you're definitely going to sound like it.

I grew up in a bit of a vacuum. And as a kid, you see 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' and you're like, 'Oh, it's a cartoon.' There's mixed media. It's funny, and there's stop-motion. But as an adult, you figure it out, how the entire underpinnings of their comedy was poking fun at the rank and file of the British aristocracy and the monarchy.

Whether it be the gym or telling a guy to stop mistreating me or getting through school with a C+ average but making people think I'm much smarter... it's all about strength and how you wear it.

I get my strength from wanting to teach other women that everything about you is OK, and you shouldn't take any crap from anyone.

I love getting insight into what makes actors tick.

I didn't get an agent until after 'Last Comic Standing' - of course, getting on a show like that will get you attention.

I got a job as a coat check girl at a nightclub - this was in my first few months of being in L.A.

Sounds are something that I always emulate - I'll walk around, and if a coffee pot goes off or a phone rings, I'll often mimic the sound. To me, everything's got a voice.

I don't want to hear any more women talk about how they want to be... mermaids.

The amount of garbage that women are expected to put up with - we're just expected to ignore when a man whistles at us. And it never makes us feel good - it always makes us feel unsafe.

I was a big fan of sketch comedy and cartoons growing up.

The Champions League is, in terms of club football, the most prestigious one. And if you don't win it you will never be named one of the greatest teams, no chance.

I came to Dortmund from a relatively small team and I struggled during my first six months to find my place there. I was a bit shy and, to be honest, I wasn't brave enough do certain things. But thanks to the help of my team-mates, and with the help of Jurgen and his staff, too, I managed to improve.

It's become the norm that a player who has another year on his contract period has a decision between separation or extension.

If we lose and someone is better than us then we accept it. Handshake after the game and well done and focus on the next game. But if we lose and don't play the style of football we want to play then we know it's our fault and we can do it better.

The elite footballers of one country meet at the national team and it's an honour for me to be among them.

Jurgen Klopp is more the emotional one and someone who can motivate really well. Pep Guardiola is more tactical, who always takes care of details and wants to show you how to do everything. Both are world-class managers and both have their own qualities. Both are amazing personalities.

I dream of winning the Champions League title with Manchester City and a title with Germany.

Rehab is always up and down for the mind and for the body.

I prefer to get my own picture of people and Pep was the main reason that I moved to City. I am very happy with how things have gone, both personally and in a sporting sense.

I liked to watch Kaka very, very much. The way he played with tremendous pace with the ball at his feet, he just left opponents behind. Watching him was a feast for the eyes.

When I am 32, 33 and I realise that I can't keep my level or it is dropping, it will be a stop abroad where you might not play at the highest level and not keep up with Premier League.

Everyone told me the Premier League is the hardest. So I just wanted to try because I had nothing to lose.

Coach education in Germany is actually very good, but I do not understand why many coaches do not have the guts to push through an idea when they have lost two or three times.

That's why I don't want to know the questions before, when I give interviews whether TV or print. I don't want to prepare myself for what I will answer.

Pep Guardiola tactically brings a gift that is second to none in the world.

I am convinced that you should always play the way you want to play and success will then come on its own - as long as it's a good philosophy.

Iniesta makes the game look easy, but it's not. On the contrary, it's very difficult. I don't think people appreciate it enough when they watch him on TV. He played brutal passes and was always flawless - it felt like he was floating. For simplicity, there is no better player than Iniesta.

Playing for Pep has certainly lived up to the expectations. I knew him from the Bundesliga and saw him coaching Barcelona when everyone saw an excellent manager who is able to get players to improve. He is a great personality and a very nice guy.

Because of our Turkish roots, we still have a very strong relationship with Turkey.

Even though we are at the top level, we all make mistakes. We play the game, and mistakes are part of the game.

In football, you never know. There could be one or two injuries that crop up and you may be needed so I always try to prepare myself as though I will be playing in the next game or that I need to be available - that's my philosophy, even when I'm not 100 per cent.

I enjoy playing at Manchester City.

Kun Aguero is an amazing player. He has scored so many goals and he does a great job.

I think in the title race it's crucial to be defensively as solid as possible.

You shouldn't want to imitate people if it doesn't fit with your own style.

Pep is at a very high tactical level. A teacher who wants to know every detail of the game.

Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel, Joachim Low... How many players can say they've had coaches like them?