Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to me, 'You should try stand-up,' and took me to a venue.
I don't mind playing the same character, but if it's not well done, then I'm not interested.