At Some Point I Stopped Stand-up Because

I Have 40-something Intros [that Davis Jr. Did]; All Are Different, None Of Them Happened. And It Was Hilarious.

I Never Stopped Believing In Us And I Never Felt Like I Was Wanting For Anything, Except For My Father, And That Was Not Going To Be. I Describe In The Book [that] I Don't Think I Ever Felt Young Again In That Way. I Never Felt I Had My 15, 16, 17 Kind Of Years The Way I Maybe Should Have. It's A Huge Dent In You That It's Hard To Knock Out And Make It All Smooth Again.

My Grandparents Invented Joylessness. They Were Not Fun. I've Already Had More Fun With My Grandchildren Than My Grandparents Ever Had With Me.

Dad Had A Music Store, And He'd Often Bring Home Comedy Albums That I Would Listen To. I Started Listening To Bob Newhart And Bill Cosby, And Developing Taste. They Really Influenced My Style Of Comedy.

Consider The Rose...the Rose Is The Sweetest Smelling Flower Of All, And It's The Most Beautiful Because It's The Most Simple, Right? But Sometimes, You Got To Clip The Rose. You Got To Cut The Rose Back, So Something Sweeter Smelling And Stronger, And Even More Beautiful, Will Grow In Its Place