Lewis Black

They really appreciated my mom. I didn't know her effect on them. She didn't have that with us. I mean, I think that in part it was kind of like, okay, I'll show you. I don't know where it came from, but it made me happy that, you know, I knew she had that instinct.

They really appreciated my mom. I didn't know her effect on them. She didn't have that with us. I mean, I think that in part it was kind of like, okay, I'll show you. I don't know where it came from, but it made me happy that, you know, I knew she had that instinct.

I mean, I think she wanted to be something in the doctor realm. I mean, or, you know, something within that. And could have done it, sounds like. And probably would have done it if not for the interference of you guys. Yeah, and was enraged that she had a...

I mean, I think she wanted to be something in the doctor realm. I mean, or, you know, something within that. And could have done it, sounds like. And probably would have done it if not for the interference of you guys. Yeah, and was enraged that she had a...

She had what would have been by the end of it, she graduated, she went, got into college at 15, you know, and so by the time she was 21, she had started to amass master's credits, which she then at some point announced to us as she was going through something where she was going, you know, son of a bitch, I had enough credits, this should have been, if I had these credits now, it would be a doctorate.

She had what would have been by the end of it, she graduated, she went, got into college at 15, you know, and so by the time she was 21, she had started to amass master's credits, which she then at some point announced to us as she was going through something where she was going, you know, son of a bitch, I had enough credits, this should have been, if I had these credits now, it would be a doctorate.

First thing was, I thought... And I've heard of other people where I thought being in that household and your mother's yelling not only at this but at you about stuff. And the decibel level in the house was high. My father was very quiet. She's like yelling away. And so in one of the first relationships I had, I'm yelling.

First thing was, I thought... And I've heard of other people where I thought being in that household and your mother's yelling not only at this but at you about stuff. And the decibel level in the house was high. My father was very quiet. She's like yelling away. And so in one of the first relationships I had, I'm yelling.

And I still even now, I'll be yelling at somebody and they go, God, you're yelling at me. No, I'm not yelling. You don't even know what yelling is. This is what, and I didn't, because I thought, I said, you know, what I always thought was because I was yelled at all the time, that yelling was love. That's so interesting.

And I still even now, I'll be yelling at somebody and they go, God, you're yelling at me. No, I'm not yelling. You don't even know what yelling is. This is what, and I didn't, because I thought, I said, you know, what I always thought was because I was yelled at all the time, that yelling was love. That's so interesting.

That you trust somebody enough that you can yell at them and they're going to – That's love and communication because that's what you had patterned for you in your home.

That you trust somebody enough that you can yell at them and they're going to – That's love and communication because that's what you had patterned for you in your home.

Yeah, and a path to happiness for me because it was something that – that gave me great satisfaction. And over time, I began to realize that because I couldn't...

Yeah, and a path to happiness for me because it was something that – that gave me great satisfaction. And over time, I began to realize that because I couldn't...

It just – I was traveling so much and finally had a chance to really do – I had a creative place where I could – now I could write a book and now I could act in something and people were coming to me to do certain things and all of that. So all of a sudden this career that just exploded and that I could –

It just – I was traveling so much and finally had a chance to really do – I had a creative place where I could – now I could write a book and now I could act in something and people were coming to me to do certain things and all of that. So all of a sudden this career that just exploded and that I could –

really enjoy it and realize that I would be hard-pressed to share that with someone, and especially hard-pressed to share it with a child, that it would be about, because I felt It was about me.

really enjoy it and realize that I would be hard-pressed to share that with someone, and especially hard-pressed to share it with a child, that it would be about, because I felt It was about me.

It didn't feel like warm love, but I didn't realize until I was kind of in one of the last specials I did where I'm kind of standing in front of the audience and I kind of went, you know, I... You've been my primary relationship. I come on stage. It's more than just the the the the laughter and all of that. I mean, people talk about that.

It didn't feel like warm love, but I didn't realize until I was kind of in one of the last specials I did where I'm kind of standing in front of the audience and I kind of went, you know, I... You've been my primary relationship. I come on stage. It's more than just the the the the laughter and all of that. I mean, people talk about that.