Jewish people have given me all the breaks you can possibly have. But of course, it's wonderful when you feel that your own nationality has made it. It gives you hopes.

You know, what's nice about Montreal? Not only is it a beautiful city, but you have Cuban cigars...

I've been out on the book tour going through Pittsburgh, St Louis and Cleveland, Dayton and Orlando, Raleigh-Durham. I sign many books for people.

I certainly don't have any airs about myself.

Children and even adults, when they like certain athletes, they can tell you about their batting average, about where they came from.

Even in the days when they did Othello, you didn't necessarily have to be black to play Othello. You wore the makeup.

Vancouver is a beautiful area, I don't care what time of the year you're there. Vancouver and Calgary. Great places in Canada.