David Sedaris

I wonder, we started this conversation talking about your pretty rigorous, impressive touring schedule.

Do you feel like you have to keep making the money that you're making touring?

Is that a motivation for you at this point?

I don't know how much of it is about the money.

I mean, you know, let's just take the tour that I'm on right now.

I started with four new essays and then I was able to write two little short ones during that time.

And so to be able to read them out loud and get them on their feet and get them better and better and better.

That's a lot, because if I were just sitting at home, I might have written those things, but I wouldn't have had the chance to improve them the way that I've been able to on this tour.

And I love attention, right?

I love going on stage, and I love people applauding.

Love people laughing.

Just love it.

Don't know why.

how I'll survive when that's taken away from me.

And I think people like to see somebody who appreciates it, you know?

When you say you don't know how you'll survive without that, without that adoration, what are you afraid of?

It's not just the adoration.

Or the laughs.

It's earning it.

Do you know what I mean?