Never Stop Listening To Your Audience.

I Learned That There Were Two Ways I Could Live My Life: Following My Dreams Or Doing Something Else. Dreams Aren't A Matter Of Chance, But A Matter Of Choice. When I Dream, I Believe I Am Rehearsing My Future.

For Me, It's About Risk Taking, Taking Things In New Directions. Because Every Single Time, No Matter How Much You Learn, You Can Never Say, "okay, I Did The Hardest Thing I Ever Did. I'm Prepared Now. Now It's Going To Be Easy." Of Course It's Not Easy.

A Few Years Later, When I Was Still Going To These Meetings, I Was Also "second-acting" Every Broadway Show [walking In With The Crowd After Intermission]. I Snuck In To See Grease With John Travolta In Kind Of A Secondary Part And Adrienne Barbeau Playing Rizzo, Into Pippin, Hung Out With Ben Vereen And Bob Fosse. It Was An Amazing Time For A Teenager.

When I Am On The Road And Heading To My Next Venue, I Think About My Audience.

I've Always Taken A Lot Of Cues From Comedy Minds. The Guy That Discovered Me In The Very Beginning Was Joseph Cates. Joe And Gil Cates Were The Cates Brothers. Gil Produced The Oscars For Many Years. Joe Produced A Lot Of Comedy Specials, Steve Martin Specials, And He Discovered Me, This 18-year-old Kid.