on comedy

I don't think that pure laughter comes from making light of things, necessarily... although those moments can be funny in certain ways, for sure... I think that comedy which moves people digs deeper at the individual -- moments in which you thought -- Wow, this is absolutely mortifying--- to a year later, laughing at yourself for being so out of the loop or realising that someone had the wool pulled over your eyes at the time. That after-feeling I think is called MIRTH. I don't know of anything much better--- except for belly laughter... deep belly laughter, only occurring with my best friends at the most unexpected moments. Those times are the times when I witness myself experiencing my life... To me, those are the times for which I have no words.