My friend Anderson Cooper is the scion of one of America's great shipping and railroad families, the Vanderbilts.

There's one thing that's really great about waking up early, and it's not jogging or greeting the day - it's just that that's when they make doughnuts.

I'm not an artist. I tell inappropriate stories and jokes and I try to make people laugh.

I'm always listening and watching; my ear is like a boom mike. And judging, frankly. Constantly judging.

I believe fully in making fun of children. I believe very strongly that you should never make fun of an embryo or your ovaries. I am a big believer on breaking those rules. It's a case-by-case basis. But the thing is, there's so many ways to make a joke about something that is sort of maybe verboten or something.

I did feel very sexy and desirable. Those prisoners looked at me like no man ever did. I don't care how many people they killed.

When I'm going to see a comedian, I don't want to see them hold back, and when I'm reading a book, I don't want to hear an abridged version.