You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.
I still feel thirty, except when I try to run.
I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it.
Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.
I was not influenced by Jack Benny, and people have remarked on my timing and Jack's timing, but I don't think you can teach timing. It's something you hear in your head.
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.