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He Does Have That Weird Mixture Of Born Again Christian And Stupid That Some People Mistake For Courage And Focus.

What Appealed To Me Was The Intimacy Of The Medium, The Fact That I Was Doing It From My Home, And The Fact That I Wanted To Talk. I Was Not There To Plug Things. I Don't Do A Hell Of A Lot Of Research. I Go On A Sort Of Kindred-spirit Bonding That Preexists The Interview, And Just See What Unfolds.

I Came Upon Whatever I'm Doing Organically. I Didn't Study Anything. I Don't Have Any Real Aspirations Other Than To Connect With Somebody, And To Have The Conversation Be Genuine. That's The Best That Can Happen. Even If It Only Happens For 10 Minutes In An Episode. But I Think What People Forget Is That You Don't Have To Try To Get A Comedian To Be Funny. Comedians Are Innately Funny. That The Real Challenge Of Talking To Them Is To Get Them Talking About Real Things And Then See Where They Need To Be Funny. And Let Them Do That On Their Own Volition.

My Dad Is Actually A Manic Depressive, Which Is Very Exciting Half The Time.

I Have A Very Primitive Sense That If I Just Turn On A Radio Or The Television, That Somebody's Playing That Stuff For Me.