More People Need To Inhabit This World.

I'm Shy, But I'm Not Clinically Shy. I Don't Have Social Anxiety Disorder Or Anything Like That. I More Have A Gentle Shyness. Like, I Have A Little Trouble Mingling At Parties.

It's Very Disconcerting To Have A Camera Shoved In Your Face. It's Really Discombobulating. If You're The Least Bit Nervous You Forget What You Just Said, You Can't Find Your Way Through, You Can't Follow The Logic Of Your Own Statements Sometimes. It's A Weird Sensation. And I Think That Really Helps To Lock People In Place.

I've Been A Performer In The Public Eye For Many Years Now And It's Much Darker. It Feels So Worse Now. It Feels Heavy; It's Difficult To Deal With. The Hatred Is Unbelievable, But I Actually Feel A Lot More Compassion For The Journalists And People Who Aren't Used To That. At Least On Some Level, It's Been A Part Of My World For A Long Time, So I Can Handle It. I'm Not Going To Say That I'm Used To It, Because I'm Not. I Think It's Really Difficult For People Who Are Just Doing Journalism And Receiving Death Threats On A Very Consistent Basis.

I Don't Think That Comedy Is Going To Affect Or Change Anything. I Remember Back In 2004 People Were Like, "how Does It Feel Knowing That You're Going To Be Part Of The Shifting Tide In The Political System?" And In The End Nothing Changed, And We Weren't Part Of Anything. And We're Not Happy Anywhere. I Think We're Kind Of Hoping, Obviously, But It Didn't Really Have A Great Impact On People.

Speaking For Myself, I Try To Go Out There On The Stage And Make Jokes With People, So I'm Not Really Thinking About The Impact Anything I Have. If It Does Resonate With People, That's Really Great.