Comedian

A friend of mine had his own theater company, and he jumped me in like I was in a gang. And once I came in, it was just that simple. For the first time in my life, I felt, 'This is a career, this is a life that I think I can grow old doing.' It was love at first sight. I loved being on stage and reading these plays. It was great.

As I get older, my sense of humor is my biggest asset.

I think Chelsea Handler is the funniest woman.

I wanted something where I could have the clearest and most unfiltered artistic and creative voice.

America is grappling with cultural diversity, and I just want to put a show on that represents the world in which I live.

I had done the sitcom thing to lesser and lesser degrees of success.

I started acting at the University of Michigan in my sophomore year.

I want to see gay couples stuck with their significant other at Home Depot with that far away look in their eye, get me out of here.

My father contracted polio on a troop train in Korea.

'Dancing With the Stars' is so Middle America, and people take it so seriously.

Some days I think I look kind of cute, but other days I try to avoid the mirror.

I, myself, identify myself as a heathen.

I've tried actively to define myself and redefine myself, and not be pigeonholed.

Don't let anyone try to tell you who you are. Define yourself.

The president is always made fun of.

My grandmother was born in 1900, and she would regale me with tales I call 'Little House on the Prairie' tales, but they were tales of segregated and racist America growing up in Alabama and Mississippi, where she came from.

I couldn't wait to be, you know, a Black Panther. Of course they wouldn't let me join.

I never wanted to lose out on an acting job and wonder if I hadn't been trained enough.

I try to make my bed every day for mental health. Coming home to an unmade bed or a room with clothes all over will depress me.

Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.