David Steinberg

I rewrote it and I took all your notes. Read it again, that kind of persistence paid off. ”

The odd thing about comedy is that the more personal you are, the larger the audience. ”

Silences are the most underrated part of comedy. ”

When I talk to Steve Martin, he's joyful when he talks about comedy. ”

I don't really dissect comedy. Nothing kills off humor more than overanalyzing it. ”

The thing about stand-ups is you can't really get good unless you're failing in front of a large number of people. That makes stand-up comedy unique: you need a tremendous amount of reserve within you to take the rejection from the audience, and without it, you can't do anything. ”

I started writing this feature comedy in New York - a Chris Farley vehicle. The script was decent. When I got to LA, I met some new friends in film school and had them read my script and give me notes. ”

We were the guys on the other side. It was hilarious. ”

I used to have a theory actually that, if you've had a good childhood, a good marriage and a little bit of money in the bank, you're going to make a lousy comedian. ”

And it was a huge emotional thing to leave the law and become unemployed - to be a student again. ”