Struggling is hard because you never know what's at the end of the tunnel.

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 have no idea what I'm going to say when I stand up to give a toast. But I do know that anything I say I find funny.

I still think funny, and people young and old still come and see me. That's flattering. The day comes that they stop coming, then I'll know that it's time to retire to the Jewish ranch.

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

You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up.

Italians are fantastic people, really. They can work you over in an alley while singing an opera.