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I don't think any other emotion is the equivalent of laughter. So I do whatever I can to laugh all the time and to hide my pain.

I was pretty locked up emotionally as a kid - my family situation was tumultuous. But I was extroverted. So when I was in pain, I would tell jokes instead of expressing myself.

I have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny - partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and it's a way of laughing at it and getting a release.

People process pain differently. My family, we were pretty humorous about things that went on.

I get so happy when I write a joke. It's a very satisfying, liberating feeling.

My comedy comes from pain. I can't stand to see someone hurting.

I'm an emotional person; I do occasionally shed a tear.

If I'm laughing, you know I'm either very happy or very sad. I cope with things with jokes.

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.

Painful emotions show you what prevents you from creating harmony, cooperation, sharing and reverence for life.