Politicians... talk in generalities and lies, and I think they've caused all our grief. They're so awful, they're really funny. I hate thinking this because my dad loved politics.

Mothers don't want to pinch me or put me in their purse.

I don't understand why people don't remember my name.

Peter Marshall: A western saddle has a curved horn on the front to hold something for the cowboy. What is it?

My table seats eight, so that's my maximum. Having a small number of guests is the only way to generate good conversation. Besides, your whole house doesn't get wrecked that way.

Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable.

I sang in the choir for years, even though my family belonged to another church.