I used to be kind of bitter and jealous as well, but I get it. It's business.

If DreamWorks and Disney need that name to sell the cartoon and get people in the seats, that's what they need. It's not fair, but there's plenty of other work for us to do.

I started out with comedy in college, but had my major in Recreation Administration - which meant I wasn't going to get a real job - so I started doing a little standup.

Movies, obviously, are a little more lucrative. The initial paycheck is better.

Videogames are a little more work and they're a little more stilted.

I started doing stand-up in college.

But words are water in Amsterdam, they flood your ears and set the rot, and the church's east corner is crowded.

Solitude and reflection are necessary to give to wishes the force of passions.

The only way you approach politics and seek elective office is to move forward. For me to look back in anger or with any rancor would be a mistake.

Humor is his defense mechanism, so that would allow me to talk about some serious subjects, but get a lot of hilarious jokes in.

As I've been open with my faith, there's a consistency that almost disarms people. They know what they're going to get when they see me. They know what they're going to get when they talk to me.

Half of spiritual growth is learning what we don't know. The other half is unlearning what we do know.

In the American political system, you're only allowed to have real ideas if it's absolutely guaranteed that you can't win an election

We are born to soar. We are children of God. ... The Fatherhood of God offers a deep spiritual cure for the inferiority complex and lays the firm foundation for a solid spiritual self-esteem.

It's a great feeling to have accomplished what I have, but I want to do more.