One pleasant surprise was when I interviewed Butch Patrick. I was expecting this bitter old drunk, and instead he had a total sense of humor about his career and his drinking and drug problem.

I wanted to be a brain surgeon, but I had a bad habit of dropping things.

I changed the face of comedy. I used to be funny.

The pressure to being a comedian is being funny, but I've given that up, so there is no pressure whatsoever.

Well, I play Jews and parrots. Parrots are how I've branched out.

I don't know if I change my act from century to century. Sometimes I'm onstage doing imitations and references to people who have been dead for 50 years.

If you're a lead actor, people are just waiting to say 'you're too old' or 'you're too unhip.' If you're a supporting actor, you can just work forever.