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

I have to have energy because I have a lot of expenses. A couple of cars, couple of dogs and a big estate.

I do situations and make fun of authority and life.

I take pride in being very unique in what I do. Nobody else can do what I do and I don't mean to say that egotistically, it's just something in my personality.

Alan King, a comedian I adored, was considered society, and I was considered the Jewish kid from the neighborhood.

I was nice to the people in the Philippines for the two and a half years I was there, because I knew even­tually I'd have to kiss up to them so my grandchildren could have toys.

I knew most of the people there who ran the places, a lot of wiseguys. They're all gone now. All good people.