Every comic can report a few 'gift from the gods' moments.

There were several things a Yale freshman was supposed to be able to do. You had to demonstrate in the Olympic-size Yale pool that you could swim 50 yards or be inducted into swimming class.

Every time someone says, 'You know, we really ought to get together,' if I were really honest, I would ask 'Why?'

Unpleasant reading on the subject of anger tells us that there's not really anything wrong with it. In limited amounts. It can even be a good thing. A pressure valve.

Music bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart. I wish my life had more of it.

Meryl Streep belongs on anybody's list of greats.

Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if the comic is doing brilliantly, it's extremely painful.