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My job is mostly to entertain and be funny.

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

I like comedy. I would love to do comedy for a long time.

I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.

I always knew I wanted to do comedy. I like making people laugh.

I've actually done a lot of comedy.

At the end of the day, I do think I'm happiest doing comedy. I love it. I know that I can do other things. I love drama as well.

I think it'd be a lot of fun to jump back into the comedy world.

I really want to do comedy.

I always wanted to be a comedian.

I have always wanted to do comedy.

I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.

I've always wanted to do a real comedy. I haven't done enough, and it seems silly not to do more, considering the fact that people tend to laugh at me.

Those early days of comedy are when you get addicted to it.

Comedy is what I really want to do and propel.

I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.

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

I think I'm one of those guys who was sort of always in comedy. I thought of myself - and other people seemed to think of me - as funny from a very young age. I was a very young comedy nerd and I even did sketch comedy in high school and college. I wrote and shot sketches on video and acted in them.

When I tell people I'm a comedian they say, 'Oh, are you funny?' I say, 'No, it's not that kind of comedy.'

I always tell people I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America.

It takes up enough of my time and interest just working on comedy. I just enjoy it and love doing it.

Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.

I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to create my own comedy. But I still love doing stand-up and will probably be doing it forever. I'd love to be an old guy who can't really walk, can't really stand-up, and I have to sit on the stool and tell jokes.

Comedy is my passion. I'm going to do this until I drop.

I've predominantly done comedy over the years.