You accumulate a great deal of acquaintances and friendships over the years, and you can't always spend as much time as you would like.

They sometimes beat things into the ground. They don't know when to get out of a situation. They think it's going to be funny....the more you pound the nail into the ground the funnier it gets and that's not necessarily true.

I tried to make it a simple as possible for people so they could pronounce my name.

You accumulate a great deal of acquaintances and friendships over the years, and you can't always spend as much time as you would like.

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.

Canada has given us John Candy and Martin Short and Bill Shatner and Lord knows how many other wonderful performers.

I certainly don't have any airs about myself.