The giant superstars are people whose talent is so enormous that their death wish can't destroy it.

Continuing to do stand-up is always a challenge because the audiences and the environments in which you work very often differ.

I wasn't much good. When I went into the line on a fake - I would holler 'I don't have it!'

I've been married forty-five years. I think laughter is the secret.

Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.

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

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.