I was a class clown, of the classic term for it. I would get the work done easily, and then I would try to deprive other people of their educations. I developed skills for mimicry, and I was a good showoff. I knew how to get attention, and I knew how to do it in a positive funny way.

I never eat sushi. I have trouble eating things that are merely unconscious.

First I was a mimic. Practically from the moment I began talking, I did impersonations of the people in my neighborhood - the storekeepers, the policemen, my teachers.

One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're too tired.

Broadway isn't a very big career move. There's no money in it and it doesn't mean anything to your career. It's just a nice little jewel in the crown.

Let a smile be your umbrella, and you'll end up with a face full of rain.

I don't think we really gave barbarism a fair try.