Surveillance Induced Morality: Relics Of Cultural Retardation.

That’s The Big Challenge Of Life—to Chisel Disappointment Into Wisdom So People Respect You And You Don’t Annoy Your Friends With Your Whining.

We’re Built To Deal With Death, Disease, Failure, Struggle, Heartbreak, Problems. It’s What Separates Us From The Animals And Why We Envy And Love Animals So Much. We’re Aware Of It All And Have To Process It. The Way We Each Handle Being Human Is Where All The Good Stories, Jokes, Art, Wisdom, Revelations, And Bullshit Come From.

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 Think Seeing Pryor's First Movie, Live In Concert, When I Was In High School Changed My Life. Pryor Really Put The Heart In Darkness For Me.

I Look At Every Book As A Self-help Book.