So many young people think the big sex act is the whole movie, but that's not the case. You need to be able to talk and laugh and cry together.

Al Capone's my uncle. The old days were a lot different. The Latin Casino was the big time. When I got there I figured that I was doing pretty good, because remember, I started in nothing but after hours joints. I can't even name them now, but that's how I got noticed.

Some people say funny things - but I say things funny.

I cannot tell a joke. But I can do a situation, that it becomes a joke.

I don't feel an obligation to give everyone a hard time, but when they're important people, it's fun.

Once in a while, when I'm alone, I think about my age. I think, How many more years do I have on this earth? But I can't really conceive of dying. Somehow, in my head, I don't think I'll die. I know that everybody dies, of course. I just think that it'll never come to me. It's crazy, but there it is.

I grew up in an Orthodox family, as I grew older, I became Conservative and that's how it ended up. But I've developed that Jewish feel to my act from my surroundings and my family.