Maybe I'm corny, but I'm a big believer in second chances.

The real question is how do you stay funny in your 70s and 80s? And that's a real accomplishment, you know, the longevity.

My parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were all funny, and I felt that energy, that delivery, that timing, that sarcasm. All that stuff seeped into my brain.

My life and my career have been a series of happy and not so happy accidents.

I can't defend someone else's jokes. I can only defend my jokes, and I have to live with my own jokes.

Instead of running for President, why don’t you try walking on a treadmill?

I think Jersey stands alone, and because I'm from Jersey, I never make fun of where people are from. I'll make fun of what they look like, but I'll never make fun of where they are from. Jersey is special.