I know it's a cliche, but the whole family is just whacked. I mean, we're all out of our minds. They're the funniest, most eccentric bizarre people I've ever met, my siblings.

You know, Elizabeth Taylor must be in Heaven going, 'Alright, fire two honey!'

I never read the tabloids.

While many comics have a secret persona, I fundamentally want to be myself.

My characters all start with rhythms and sounds. Once I hear the voice and get into the rhythm, the attitude and the physicality just come out on their own.

I got lucky. I won the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1977 while I was still at San Francisco State.

I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to kind of navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.