Stammering is different than stuttering. Stutterers have trouble with the letters, while stammerers trip over entire parts of a sentence. We stammerers generally think of ourselves as very bright. My own private theory is that stammerers have so many ideas swirling around their brains at once that they can't get them all out, though I haven't found any scientific evidence to back that up.

I've done more than I thought I was ever going to do. I've had a very long and very satisfying career.

I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.

The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.

There are a lot of questions I keep asking myself about why I do comedy. I guess I laugh to keep from crying. And I guess if you ever get me crying, I might not stop. This is the way I look at tragedy or else I'll cry.

I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.

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