I was influenced by a lot of stand-up comedians... Eddie Murphy back when he was doing 'Raw.' I watched that so many times as a kid, I can probably still quote the entire thing to this day. Chris Rock. Dave Chappelle. George Carlin. A lot of the guys who were sort of edgy for their time.
“I'm more of a writer than an actor, and I used to say that I'm mostly an improviser, though I haven't improvised in awhile.”
“By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.”