Maria Bamford on creativity and mental health

Actor and comedian Maria Bamford discusses making work about your real life and the complicated relationship between creativity and mental health.

“I hate being limited. I would rather be great at everything. I want to destroy in any kind of comedy room. I want to be able to make anybody laugh, even if it’s in a different language, even if it’s not a laughing-appropriate situation. Like, it’s not even a comedy show at all. It’s a crime scene. I go to crime scenes and see if I can make people laugh, just to take on the challenge.”