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So many comics have such low self-esteem.

If you look at the common denominator of all the comics who have had big success, it's being true to their nature... that's what takes a long time to learn.

I think comics have far more potential than a lot of people realize.

The thing that drives me crazy is when comics say 'I have low self-esteem.' No you don't. You're standing on stage asking people to pay. You don't play an instrument. You want people to pay to hear what's in your mind. You don't have low self-esteem. You might have other problems.

I have a great affection for comics, and I think that people underrate comics as a genre.

There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social structure of society.

What I've found in my career is that 70 to 75 percent of comics are nice and have some sense of social skills, but there are those who end up in comedy because they don't know how to socialize. I don't want to deal with that group.

I think the genre of comics sometimes overtakes the medium, and people assume that they are kind of frivolous. If you have a good, strong story teller, they can be as affecting as any character in literature. Period.

I am not someone who throws around the word 'self-esteem.' It is a fictional description.

I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that.