The transformation has been unbelievable. When I started here, I worked in a place where the Sky Room was on the second floor.

I always say that comedians and actors were all kind of shy when they were young. I was very, believe it or not, kind of embarrassed as a child. But my mother was a very strong lady and she was the one that kept it going when I thought it would be over for me as a performer. She was always my inspiration and she was a big influence on me.

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.

To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.

Everything I do on stage, I made up in saloons. I started doing it in front of people, and that became my performance. I never had writers.

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.

When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.