If you want to read about love and marriage, you've got to buy two separate books.

There's a charm, there's a rhythm, there's a soul to Jewish humor. When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, 'You're doing a Jewish act.'

My father was a dreamer - my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady's handbags, an old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: 'Don't end up like me.'

I was a high school throw-out.

My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.

I always plan dinner first thing in the morning. That's the only way I can get through the day, having a specific meal to look forward to at night.

We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator... Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or 'stage' Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.