Al Lewis' Philosophy of Life

You find something. Not that you want to do, that's daydreaming. The need has to be as strong as a junkie's. See, a junkie doesn't want the drug, he needs it. It's a big difference. See, wanting is a kid wants a bicycle, this lady wants a mink coat, this guy wants a Jaguar, he wants a Mercedes Benz. Those are daydreamers. You have to need it. That's the strength, the adrenaline. Because that need is so strong that that junkie will wait for you or I in an alley, hit us on the head, steal our eight dollars, go to meet the man so he can put the shit right in his arm. That's a need. Well, my need is to perform. I'm a junkie. I'm a junkie. In that sense. That's why I do what I do. I need to do it. I need to do it. It's my life, my blood. I need to do it. I need to breathe.

Excerpt from Jeffrey Schwarz' AL LEWIS IN THE FLESH.