Comedians usually are rooting for the underdog. I mean to take a shot at an underdog I think is really stupid and low and not funny.

As Socrates I believe said the unexamined life is not worth living. I believe that's true. I do believe that.

I have a friend who actually told me that she'd rather be dead than be fat. This is a woman who, if I order a sandwich at lunch, she'll order a salad. If I order a salad, she'll order half a cantaloupe. If I order half a cantaloupe, she'll order a cup of coffee. This bizarre contest continues until she's down to sucking on a mint-flavored toothpick. At this rate, her preference for dying over being fat could be a reality sooner than she thinks.

As far as people communicating with each other well I think that listening is important. You know really trying to read between the lines of what some body is saying and trying to read their mind a little bit where there at because most people don't really say what they're feeling. Which is the bones of great literature.

I'm Italian, but some people think I'm Jewish because I work the Yiddish. I also work the Italian, by the way.

I do like talk shows. I'm interested in talking to people.

I want to do an intelligent talk show where you have room to breathe...