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

In the old days, that was my ad-lib for hecklers in the joints I worked. It stuck with me. I hardly say it now, say, to fans, even though people do send me hockey pucks.

I do situations and make fun of authority and life.

My father wasn't much for show business. He was an insurance man - very well-liked, very warm. He had a lot of friends.

I've never had a writer, and I'm proud of that. Everything I've per­formed has been from my own head.

When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last.

Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder?