I know a guy who gave up smoking cigarettes, consuming, sex, and wealthy meals.

You become successful, the way I see it, only if you're good enough to deliver what the public enjoys. If you're not, you won't have any audience; so the performer really has more to do with his success than the public does.

If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam.

According to statistics, it's a lot easier to get hit by lightning than to win a Lotto jackpot. The good side: you don't hear from your relatives.

As you all know by now, this is the 51st annual Academy Awards. Two hours of sparkling entertainment spread out over a four-hour show.

There are very few Japanese Jews. As a result, there is no Japanese word for Alan King.

My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day.