[My mother] is the greatest hero I'll ever know because she kept us all together, she made sure we all graduated college. She always believed in us no matter what we do. My older brother Joel became an art teacher; my brother Rip ultimately became a television producer and singer and actor himself.

Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do. Go through his clothes and look for loose change.

I'm going to be your grandpa! / I have the biggest smile. / I've been waiting to meet you for such a long, long while.

That's the thing about jazz: it's free flowing, it comes from your soul.

I always was a performer, from the time I was little. It was always a natural place for me to be.

I think I've far exceeded what I ever thought I could possibly do. I'm almost shocked that I'm still around after all of these years . . . and always grateful that I get another turn to do something.

I don't like heights. This is why I stopped growing at fifth grade.