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"Writers never feel comfortable having labels attached to them, however accurate they are."

"Most writers like to maintain some sort of anonymity. For me, making videos was an assault."

"Every writer I've ever spoken to feels fraudulent in some way or other."

"I just have a thing for writers. Maybe it because I'm just so not a writer."

"And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them."

"I'm a schoolteacher and a writer. So that's what I do."

"One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer."
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"I love being an older comic now. It's like being an old soccer or an old baseball player. You're in the Hall of Fame and it's nice, but you're no longer that person in the limelight on the spot doing that thing."

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours."

"To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best."

"I like the idea of being out there regularly with an audience and with a funny gang of people. That's what I grew up with - doing television, doing shows every week."

"I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is."
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