The only reason I did Showtime was Robert De Niro. I definitely consider him to be in the top 5 all time actors.

The competitions are as much a part of the tradition as the actual dances.

I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.

That's my idol, Elvis Presley. If you went to my house, you'd see pictures all over of Elvis. He's just the greatest entertainer that ever lived. And I think it's because he had such presence. When Elvis walked into a room, Elvis Presley was in the f***ing room. I don't give a f*** who was in the room with him, Bogart, Marilyn Monroe.

In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player!

I just voted for Jesse Jackson !

From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make it seem more authentic.