Even in movies like 'Superbad,' they're all lovable kids.

I'm not as incredibly prolific as Louis C. K., and I'm definitely not doing a completely brand-new hour probably by the beginning of the tour.

Being famous is complete luck, and that's something you can't bank on.

The thing is, I always thought I could do stand-up, and so I just stayed focused on the belief that I could succeed.

If I had posted my first video a week later, I don't know if it would have spread like it did. That's why, with everything I do, I try to enjoy the making of it instead of worrying about the release and reception.

'what.' is bombastic introspection. It's large, colourful, and loud but hopefully intimate at the same time.

I've come across people referring to themselves as 'Vine famous.' Some of them started out by putting up Vines just for fun, then all of a sudden they get a bunch of fans, and a week later their Vines are totally different. They become obsessed with how their videos will be perceived.

I always wanted to be a comedian and actor.

I don't interact with people much.

Music is really, really mathematical.

I really like maths.

I write about what I know: teenage dating, overly charged sexuality, all the things that make you uncomfortable.

I grew up listening to Steve Martin and Robin Williams, so I didn't ever intend to be a musical comedian. I sort of stumbled into it.

Uncharted territory is a good place to be in.

I like to joke about being gay because it's something teenagers would never joke about.

All my fans saw me as some little kid who can't even afford new jeans in his room, so they'll support me. That'll work until I become a success.

I'll stop when I think I'm not doing good stuff. I'll never exploit something just because people like it.

I have no real want or need to be a movie star.

There's only one rule in stand-up, which is that you have to be funny. Yet 99 per cent of comics look and talk exactly the same.

I'm very left-brain.

I know I'm probably digging for fresh fruit in the garbage, and as much as anyone, my attitude is, if stuff's sincere, it's gooey and boring and uninteresting. But it's no way to live.

It feels like we're always juggling many pieces of information at once or trying out many personas at once. It makes life slightly nonlinear.

I don't want to put meaning on what I do because I don't know what it is.

The unlimited amount of information that I have access to has also given me an unlimited threshold for how I need to be stimulated.