The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.

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

I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do.

Jack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He wasn't afraid of silence. He would take as long as it took to tell the story.

I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.

Sometimes you forget you're famous. You wonder, Why is that person staring at me?

I think there are still words you can't use in family entertainment that you can use in a sitcom today.