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I Believe In God... Just In Case. It's Like There's Some List Somewhere And You Don't Want To Be On It. I Don't Want To Say There's No God! And Then Die And Say, Oh, Hi... Is There Some Kind Of Community Service I Can Do?

I Found A Great Deal Of Relief And Excitement Watching Comics When I Was Very Young. My Grandmother Was Very Into Them And So Was My Grandfather. They Had A Profound Effect On Me, So I Just Found Myself Watching Comedians On The After-school Shows: Merv Griffin And That Kind Of Stuff.

When I Was A Young Comic In New York And I Wasn't Getting Any Work, I Was Wandering Around The Lower East Side With My Notebook. I Would Stop At The Guitar Place On St. Mark's And Talk To That Dude For A While, Then I'd Go To The Bookstore And Talk To That Dude For A Little While. I Had A Guy Over At The Record Store, And I'd Talk To Him For A While. It Kept Me Connected To Life.

I Sort Of Get Tired Of Myself Sometimes. When You're Busy, Your Life Becomes Relatively Small. But I Don't Really Get Tired Of Talking To Other People.

There's A Fine Line Between Cultural Criticism And Bitterness.