Everything starts with writing. And then to support your vision, your ideas, your philosophy, your jokes, whatever, you've gotta perform them and/or direct them, or sometimes just produce them.

Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.

I was born on the kitchen table. We were so poor my mother couldn't afford to have me; the lady next door gave birth to me.

I'll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there's some great comedy minds and performances.

Nothing is free. You got to pay to be in society. First you start with homework.

Tragedy is what happens to me; comedy is what happens to you.

Tolstoy was the most gifted writer who ever lived. It's like he stuck a pen in his heart and it didn't even go through his mind on its way to the page.