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.

At some point I stopped stand-up because I didn't have something to say on a nightly basis.

I quit drinking. That was a big problem for a lot of years. Then after that, I just started feeling grateful again.

I didn't rebel as a child. I missed that angry teenager thing.

There's only, I think, in life, three things that I do pretty well: Performing, I still can field ground balls, and I make nice kids.

My granddaughter's birth has made me want to create things she will love.

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.