I don't know of any other creature on earth other than man that will sit in a corner and cry because of some painful experience in the past.

The idea of a Japanese comedian was not only a rarity, it was non-existent.

I didn't have a childhood.

I've been working on my autobiography, just pecking away in longhand. The more you write, the more you remember. The more you remember, the more detail you recall. It's not all pleasant!

Whole life have balance. Everything be better. Understand?

Only in America could you get away with the kind of comedy I did.

I'm in semi-retirement, but what am I going to retire to? I don't ride horses, I don't golf anymore. I shoot a game of pool every now and then.