Entrepreneurs are outsiders by nature - outsiders with a work ethic.
We are essentially outsiders and that is the best definition of an entrepreneur I have ever come across.
'I realize they say we are 'wacko' and 'out there, but we are the most rational of all.
Especially for people of our generation, who really celebrated certain attitudes - the outsider, the loner - it can have a real impact on the art when they realize, I have friends, I'm married, or I have kids. That's certainly happened to me.
People told me it was impossible to beat the Americans at their own game; there was a lot of politics involved and outsiders didn't stand a chance. But if you're good enough, nothing else matters - I'm living proof of it!
When you're young, you're fearless and more creative, more of an outsider.
I've always had an underdog perspective.
Growing up, I was the odd bird. My interest in mathematics, my interest in the world, how I approach things from a scientific standpoint. You're always going to be looked at as a different bird.
The feeling of being an outsider was a big part of my childhood. I think that helps comedians. That feeling of being an outsider. That desire for a perspective that's all your own. The idea for me to make stuff myself with my own meaning came from that as well.
