The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I'd rather not be in a cage. I'd rather be dead. And it's real simple. And I think it's not that uncommon.
The real metric of success isn't the size of your bank account. It's the number of lives in whom you might be able to make a positive difference.
I'm always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny.