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I'm not the easiest dude to work with.
People get way too much credit at funerals.
I think I've seen every 'Bill Maher' episode.
Whoever is saying the joke is my biggest priority.
I just love well-organized, very serious nonsense.
I think anything is possible if the jokes are good.
I think the best black screenwriter is Quentin Tarantino.
Whoever has the most at stake should have the most power.
I'm not good at Reddit; I don't go to the most popular parts.
I'm obsessive, I'm a control freak, I get snappy with people.
I guess I like people doing roasts in public. That's my thing.
There's nothing worse than trying to be funny and not being funny.
With '3 Mics', there's nothing I'm talking about that's too hot button.
I think it's naïve to think white people aren't singing along directly!
I love 'Frontline.' It's the best TV show in the history of television.
If you're into social justice it's hard not to be on black people's side.
I always say to Blake Griffin that he has a better comedy career than I do.
People doing rhymes that are nonsense - nothing can make me laugh like that.
'Jersey Shore' is one of the best shows of all time. They had so many hooks.
But my problem was that I did an hour for Comedy Central and nobody seemed to care.
I think being honest on TV is pretty rare. So if I can be that, I would like to be.
I think anyone can write about anything that they have knowledge of and exposure to.
I'm not going to say the market is flooded, but there are a lot of people doing comedy.
If you just want money and tax cuts and stuff, fine - just stop acting like you're moral.
The biggest problem in America is most people believe poor people are poor because they are lazy.
I'm not dripping with charisma like many of my friends are. But I do have candour, which is close.
I think the only op-ed columnist in 'The Times' - where I read all of his stuff - is Paul Krugman.
Like, I feel like I'm funny, despite the fact that I keep getting rejected by people less funny than me.
With most specials, even the best comedians will tell you they could have cut 15 or 20 minutes out of it.
I just realized at a certain point that no matter how much writing I did, I'm still a gym rat for comedy clubs.
I had people think I was brilliant, then 'Half Baked' bricked. They literally look at me like a homeless person.
Models never say, "I'm hot." They say, "Look at these clothes." Whereas, with comedy, you have to say, "I'm hot."
Even at it's worst, 'Def Jam' was extremely interesting and extremely well performed. And the crowds were amazing.
I don't think people understand what comedy is supposed to do. We will observe things, we will make fun of things.
The thing about comedians is, we're generally pretty smart. So, if we can be smart and funny, that is the victory.
If somebody says my ideas aren't good in the afternoon, I can go to a club that night and try to prove them wrong.
The story of '3 Mics' is the story of a guy who wants to be something and is sort of figuring out how he gets there.
You're supposed to not like the 'Austin Powers' movies because people ruin the catchphrases. 'Austin Powers' is so funny.
When you're in a friend circle, you all kind of talk the same way. And it's hard to do on-the-fly radio edits of yourself.
What I love is getting a new joke, or a premise like a sketch idea or a movie idea. That's the best feeling for a comedian.
I don't really have a process. I just get agitated or aroused by an idea in the world, and then I want to give my rebuttal.
I just think [Gangster Party Line] is funny and stupid and all the dudes in it are real dudes. It's just a funny construction.
When I say the n-word, black people are clear that I'm on their side. And it's not disingenuous - I am on black people's side, clearly.
If there are older black people in the audience that I can see I will not say the n-word. I know they grew up with a different meaning.
It's way more fun to tell jokes for an hour than it is to sit in a room and bash your head against the wall trying to think of sketches.
The fear of public speaking is a primal fear. You can train your body to not be crazy when you're doing it, but it truly is a primal fear.
Black audiences are probably the toughest for me to make laugh. I've gotten pretty good at performing for them, but it's still a challenge.
The rules may seem obvious but when you think about them they're not. For somebody who has my job they're not as obvious as one would think.
You know, like, real paying attention and real observation and deep thought and deep consideration can be a bit, you know, miserable-making.
I haven't watched 'Half Baked' in 17 years, since I was editing it. It's like looking at an old picture where you have bad bangs or something.