One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear.

The only thing I have never done is a Broadway play. I'm not sure I have the discipline necessary to do a Broadway play. I know it holds a fascination for certain actors.

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

I feel more comfortable in comedy.

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.

More and more, as I get older, people come up to me and say, 'Thank you for all the laughter.' And my standard answer is, 'It was my pleasure.' But that's the truth.

In today's world, you would call my father mostly unaccessible. I'm not sure that isn't true of most fathers at that time. He went through the Depression. I don't know what that would have done to my psyche.