I can't remember the last live-action, non-animated Christmas movie.

Because of the spin-meisters and the focus groups and the way politics is run now. It's run by polls and focus groups. So it's even more true today, I think, than it was some 40 years ago.

As an actor, you generally want to see the other actor's face.

I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though youre poking fun at someone or something, theres still an affection for it.

I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it.

I never had an aversion because I was active in the drama club. If I had that aversion I certainly wouldn't put myself in the position of being on stage. Of course, in the drama club you're hiding behind a character.

All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world.