One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife.

Ill give you an idea of how Jewish Mel Brooks is: Thats a nose job.

You go through publicists because it's easy for a publicist to say to another publicist, 'No'.

When you have to worry about paying the rent, you're never bored. You're just happy to have that job. But once you don't have to worry and reach the point where it's no longer about the money, you're able to look at other opportunities outside of your comfort zone.

I still do live concerts all over the country - about four a month - with singing and characters and improv. It keeps me limber. I'll never lose that. And comedy is still the bread and butter.

One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife.

A few years ago, I won a Tony for Little Me and I learned two important lessons from that experience. 1. Fair-weather friends are so much more interesting to be around and 2. It's amazing what this award fetches on E-Bay.