Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.

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

The Twelve Chairs is about the same thing. It's all about money or love. We know we need money, we know we have to get money, we know we have to hurt others to get money. But we don't know until maybe it's a little too late in life that love is the most important thing. Love, friendship, affection, bonhomie, whatever. Those are the only things that really count: to love and be loved.

That's it baby, if you've got it, flaunt it.

There's an army story in me, and I think there's a WWII Brooks film somewhere.

Usually when a lot of men get together, it's called a war.

Feeling different, feeling alienated, feeling persecuted, feeling that the only way to deal with the world is to laugh - because if you don't laugh you're going to cry and never stop crying - that's probably what's responsible for the Jews having developed such a great sense of humor. The people who had the greatest reason to weep, learned more than anyone else how to laugh.