#563: Sarah Silverman How to Be Your Own Best Friend, Lessons from Therapy, and Grabbing Joy Where You Can Get It

I think, in terms of the self-flagellation... It is self-obsession. Unless those thoughts turn into change that make you into the person you would be very happy to be, then it's very masturbatory. There's no room to observe and watch and be delighted and amused by others; it's just all self.

I had a therapist who said, 'Look in the mirror less,' and I found it to be incredibly profound ... Just know that any one of us looking in the mirror does not see what other people see. Not that what other people see is what's important, but we cognitively distort what we see in the mirror so much.

It doesn't matter the choice. It doesn't make a difference. You're going to wind up where you're going to wind up. But make one. Because it can be so paralyzing, I think, not wanting to make a mistake.

If you think of yourself as a risk-taker in comedy, for instance, the thing that makes it a risk is that there's something to lose, is that there's consequences. You can't just say 'I'm risky' and then be angry if there are any consequences.

You have to be brave enough to eat a bowl of shit and try new stuff and see where it goes.

When you're on the road, it's a constant. Wherever you are, you can find a 'Law and Order.' And it's like, what do they call it, my totem.

There's nothing better than someone canceling plans for me.