Pauly Shore

The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period. When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are 50 other people involved.

When you put yourself out into the world and say, 'Hey, look at me,' you're going to get criticized.

I don't think any of us would be who we are if our parents weren't who they were. People that are in show business, and their parents are not in show business, their parents probably motivated them to get in show business.

It's in my blood to tour. It's in my blood to get on the road. It's in my blood to go onstage.

My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic.

I'm definitely a lot more comfortable now in my 40s than in my 30s - that's for sure.

I want to show all sides of myself. I mean, I don't want to howl at the moon my whole life, you know?

The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period.

I think the best comedy comes from stuff that's based in reality.

I really don't go out every night to red-carpet events.

Serious and intense people, they drain you. But someone who's an idiot, like myself, they're fun. You either hate me or you love me.

I'm not used to getting good reviews.

I was one of the first veejays to take the camera out on location, and that's what was unique about MTV at that time.

'Entourage' is a staple L.A.-based show, and people say it's pretty real, and I thought it was. It's an exaggeration of the truth.

Whenever someone dies everyone says, I love that guy, except for Jeffrey Dahmer.

I'm into politics - I'm interested in the election and how pissed off people get.

Even at my peak, I never went too over the top.

Death isn't a funny thing. We're all lucky to be living.

When you're a kid, all you really care about are Slurpees and Slip N Slide and riding your bike, and that's what I did.

Comedy wasn't something I chose - it chose me. I was just inherently funny when I was a kid.

I giggle when I put myself down. It's just funny to me.

That's the biggest rule in Hollywood: Don't spend your own money.

I think you gotta look at stuff half-full as opposed to half-empty.

Few if any teenagers can relate to getting up for school and finding famous comics like Pryor and Williams hanging out in your living room after a hard night of partying. But that's Hollywood.

My mom is two people to me. She's my mom number one, and then she's this lady most comedians know as being a legendary owner of a nightclub that's responsible for starting a lot of heavy careers.

People should stop poking fun at other people and worry about themselves.