Don't be silly and don't waste your time.

The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit.

It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves.

All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!'

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

I couldn't play off people that I don't personally like.

It was a decision to work clean. I just prefer to work that way. I have no problem with comedians who don't work that way. There was a temptation in the early '70s to reconsider. I decided against it.