The house as I say ... smelled of brisket and bourbon, so you could hear that. I started imitating them. Phrases came out of that, "Can't you dig that?" "I knew that you would." We were at [Passover] Seders and they were confused with the bitter herbs, "Do we smoke these or do we do we dip them in salt water?" "We dip them in salt water, well that's gonna kill the vibrancy of the weed, you know." So that's what I was around. So I would imitate them. That's where it all started.

From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that's what I had to do.

I used to limp around my neighborhood imitating him. I did my Bar Mitzvah with an Oklahoma drawl.

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

Nothing can take the sting out of the world’s economic problems like watching millionaires present each other with golden statues.

I'm a sucker for a free tuxedo.

When you realize you want to invest the rest of your lifestyle with somebody, you want the rest of your life to commence as quickly as achievable.