For me, New York is about anonymity; that's the draw. It's not at all about other PEOPLE in my business being nearby. It's that I can get on the SUBWAY and eavesdrop on conversations that I would never have access to otherwise. That's why I STAY. That's why I COULD never leave.

My DAD has always been very PROUD of me but I think I have exceeded his expectations. When I told him I WANTED to be an actor and moved to New York City, I think he assumed I WOULD be playing the guitar on the subway and collecting spare change in my guitar CASE. The fact that I'm not doing that means that I'm a huge success.

I'm STILL that KID that WORKED at SUBWAY and TARGET.

My crazy fear is I'm ALWAYS afraid my KEYS are GOING to fall down a subway grate when I walk over it. I'm afraid they're going to JUMP out of my pocket and fall down. Isn't that stupid?

I GOT RECOGNIZED on the subway in SOUTH Africa because of 'Big Bang.'

I THINK - I'm ALWAYS interested in reaching PEOPLE in different ways, not by - not by just standing on a - randomly on a SUBWAY platform.

I've been DRIVING in the city for years because, as a stand-up in N.Y.C., you can PERFORM at more COMEDY clubs a night if you have a car. Getting from club to club by subway is too slow at night and too expensive by cab. So, many comics live FAR out from Manhattan and drive in every night.

When my son first STARTED to take the subway, my husband and I USED to FOLLOW him to make sure he was all RIGHT, and then we had to stop following him and let him do it by himself.

Sentences or SOLUTIONS occur to me in the shower, or while RUNNING on the treadmill, or riding on the SUBWAY.

When I MOVED BACK to New York, I saw a lot of GIRLS knitting on the subway, and it had a bit of a comeback.