I don't understand when you say I'm a man or I have a deep voice. I know I'm a female, so there's no question for me.

I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.

I've always liked to be on my own, since I was young. I like the sound of a quiet place. It helps me focus.

I don't have rights. Let's put it this way: in athletics, I don't have rights.

I don't have that kind of Southern experience of the fire-and-brimstone preacher type of thing. Certainly not in my comedy.

As I write, I control my anxiety and anguish thanks to the invaluable aid of irony and humor. But every night I am subdued by an anxiety that knows no irony, and I must wait until the next day to rediscover the blend of anguish and humor that characterizes my writing and that generates my style.

The way you deal with a scare is the way you deal with a laugh. The timing has to be perfect. When you're dealing with fear or laughter - emotions that happen spontaneously - you hope it's working. But in the moment, you really have no idea.

I always enjoy conversation more if there is some substance to it - which is a just incredibly hilarious thing for me to say because for many, many years I was the guy whose only contribution to any conversation was, 'There was a funny 'Simpson's' joke about that.'