I always have a lot of respect for people who do things. Even if it's the worst garbage on earth.

My friend Phil Morrison directed a lot of my favorite videos back in the mid- to late-90s - all the Yo La Tengo videos that were funny, a Juliana Hatfield video. He was such an influence with me, and I wanted to do a video the way Phil used to do videos. I did that for Phil.

Creeps get rewarded for being creepy.

I love doing the show more than anything. It's truly the most satisfying thing creatively that I've ever had in my life.

In indie rock, there's the phenomenon of: Oh, this guy seems totally normal, but he's actually crazy. There's more of that out there than you'd think.

I'm Here All Weak might be the strangest comedy album I have ever heard. But I've listened twice, which is more than I listen to 90 percent of all comedy albums, so I think I love it?