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I never took reds or Quaalude...

I never took reds or Quaaludes to balance out the coke. So when it got to be four in the morning and the gram was three quarters gone, I'd start wishing it was nine o'clock and hoping the guy got up early. But, of course, he didn't sleep either, so there was no sweat. During all those years, I was always looking forward to the next snort or the next guy I could score from.

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There's a thing about cocaine...

There's a thing about cocaine - when I was doing it secretly, it didn't make me very sociable. I forget how others were, but it made me very inner-directed. So being in a sketch and rehearsing and the "hail fellow well met" camaraderie and all that stuff, I couldn't fake that or force that. It was painful.

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What I hated most was seeing ...

What I hated most was seeing those priests and brothers getting so much pleasure out of inflicting pain. I wondered what was wrong with them.

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I became a radio nut. I loved...

I became a radio nut. I loved the afternoon serials, and I got into jazz through the radio. I had a subscription to Down Beat when I was 12. And I'd spend a lot of time in front of the minor, miming records.

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I'm not collegial, I don't ha...

I'm not collegial, I don't hang out. I'm soloist, I like my solitude, I don't really hang around with comedians.

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Tonight's forecast: DARK. Con...

Tonight's forecast: DARK. Continued mostly dark tonight, turning to wildly scattered light in the morning

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I always knew I could hold pe...

I always knew I could hold people's attention and make them laugh every 30 or 40 seconds, and I got approval and attention for that, so the behavior was reinforced. Later, that became an important skill on the street corner.

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The person who is most a part...

The person who is most a part of me is the performer, is the standup, the guy who says, "Hey look at me, listen to this!" I do that because that's what I do, I love doing it.

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Sometimes, after I'd gone at ...

Sometimes, after I'd gone at the coke like one of those snow plows moving up First Avenue, I'd think my heart was over on the dresser, pounding, and I was watching it. I asked some of the doctors who drifted through the intensive-care unit what kind of effect total cocaine abuse has on the heart and they said things like, "Well, there's not enough valid information...." That kind of answer.

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Writing books isn't a drastic...

Writing books isn't a drastic departure from writing for the stage. I've always written in the long format, five, eight, 10-minute pieces rather than one-liners, so since writing books, the process hasn't changed much. A piece in my live routine can end up as part of one of my HBO specials, and it can also end up in one of the books.

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I never go anywhere or do any...

I never go anywhere or do anything that transports me outside the boundaries of my mind.

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My mother didn't get home unt...

My mother didn't get home until about seven most nights and, yes, there was a sense of being very alone after school. She gave me all the proper guidance and influences, but physically, she just couldn't be there.

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Nothing you see on the Intern...

Nothing you see on the Internet is mine unless it comes from one of my albums, books, HBO specials, or appeared on my website.

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Have you noticed when you wea...

Have you noticed when you wear a hat for a long time it feels like it's not there anymore? And then when you take it off it feels like it's still there?

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The older I got, the more app...

The older I got, the more apparent it became that my mother was losing control over me. She fought back fiercely with black moods, silent treatments and martyrdom. And, of course, all she did was run my ass out of the house even quicker. The pressure was unbearable.

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I was trying to get out of th...

I was trying to get out of the night clubs and was thinking maybe I'll go to the colleges now; that's where you can speak your mind.

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Do you remember Barbara Bush?...

Do you remember Barbara Bush? I call her the silver douchebag.

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I'm happy to tell you there i...

I'm happy to tell you there is very little in this world that I believe in.

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Why do croutons come in airti...

Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread to begin with.

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Test of Metal: Will of Iron, ...

Test of Metal: Will of Iron, Nerves of Steel, Heart of Gold, Balls of Brass.

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