Inspiration

The main comedic influence in my life started when I was 6 years old and watched The Mask for the first time. I was mesmerized by Jim Carrey. The way he could morph himself into anything fascinated me. As a shy kid and natural introvert, his overwhelming confidence constantly drew me to him. Jim won’t stop until he gets the laugh. But the thing I love about him the most is his visible passion for his work and art. He doesn’t let money or audiences or critics sway him from pushing the limits. He will always be my idol and instant pick-me-up whenever I need to laugh.  

"My performing started out as a mixture of things. It's really not all angst and I-gotta-go-onstage-or-I'm-gonna-kill- somebody kind of thing. Some of it is the anger, but it was born from really, truly, just wanting to be special and to be noticed and wanting to make people laugh. It was really born from that, so it comes from a good place. It's just - the tools are your anger, the tools are your sadness, the tools are your joy, the tools are voices, faces - the tools are all those things."

"I don't think anybody is interesting until they've had the shit kicked out of them. The pain is there for a reason. A lot of times when I was in those depressions, I also had the thing going through my head that this is what I've asked for. I've prayed to God that I would have depth as an artist and have things to say. I've said, No matter what, keep me sane but give me what I need. My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it. And laugh."