I remember, as a child, loving it when my mom laughed, but I was definitely not a class clown.

I really wasn't a class clown.

I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, so the teachers didn't know what to do with me.

The thing I gravitated to was being the class clown. It was very competitive.

I made a living out of being a class clown.

Making my class laugh and getting in trouble. I was the class clown.