Laughter is important, not only because it makes us happy, it also has actual health benefits. And that's because laughter completely engages the body and releases the mind. It connects us to others, and that in itself has a healing effect.

Losing my parents was probably the hardest and deepest blow from which I've had to recover.

As much success came to him, my father stayed true to his promise. He built the hospital to help the most helpless children with catastrophic illnesses.

I think that there's got to be a comic gene in some way, but it's so much about it is how you grow up.

You can't be happy, if you're not free and you're not fulfilling yourself.

First you have to have a dream.

Despite our ever-connective technology, neither Skype nor Facebook - not even a telephone call - can come close to the joy of being with loved ones in person.