What all my favorite comedians have in common is extraordinary honesty.

Creativity saved me.

I've always been really open onstage.

I'm hungry in the ways that every artist is, but I also have this extra layer. I've done a lot of things that were consciously not for money, but because I'm so convinced I'm going to die in my mid-30s, I'm like, 'That's not what's important. Doing cool stuff and having that legacy is what's important.'

I always just try to remind myself, like, at the end of the day, no matter how much pressure it is to be a TV show host, you still get to be a TV show host.

A lot of the things I loved the most growing up were, on the surface, kind of challenging or impenetrable. I loved Andy Kaufman, and half his shows, people would walk out in a rage. I love punk rock, which is notoriously music that doesn't always sound very inviting or appealing but, I think, unquestionably has the most heart, the most integrity.

I think there's enough TV that makes people feel dumb out there.

I can legitimately say without being arrogant that there's probably a stretch where I was one of the better teachers of improv in the country.

As far as comedy goes, I'm endlessly inspired by Jo Firestone.

One of the reasons I stay in New York is because you're always around so many other types of arts, and it's easy to just get lost in it.

I will say I miss teaching improv way more than I miss performing improv.

Everyone likes to laugh. Everyone likes to dance along to some music.

Maria Bamford is someone who's really inspired me in a big way.

The one-word story about why I have a chip on my shoulder is 'bullying.'

Both creatively and organizationally, being medicated has helped me immensely.

The whole romanticized 'sad clown' thing, we gotta get rid of that. That has to go! That's just getting sick people to voluntarily stay sicker and sadder than they have to be.

I didn't like who I was. I spent a lot of my life regretting who I was, which is a sad thing to say.

You don't often see vulnerability on TV, especially talk shows.

One thing I've realized is that being a nerd has transformed. I like that it's easier to read comic books and, like, 'Lord of the Rings' now. You don't have to get punched in the chest in the gym locker room for that anymore.

I have no desire to get on a soapbox or be preachy. I don't think comedy needs to be 'brave' or 'important.'

I am scared of horror movies.

I think the key to improv is always listening. It's embracing. It's positivity. It's hearing things and not shutting them down.

I've seen situations where I think comics are really unrealistic about what creative expression and what the artistic freedom, what that entails.

I've said some things on stage where the crowd was like, 'Whoa, that's bad' - and I never say it again because that's the feedback I get.