When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.

Comedy, not screaming at someone, can make someone lift their legs higher. There is a way to do a push-up and a sit-up, and it doesn't have to be so complicated. Everyone is putting a difficult twist to it and making you do way too much.

No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will.

I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say 'dear Richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds...' or 'my 14-year-old is 200 pounds...' or 'I just got divorced, no one wants me, I am 500 pounds.' So I pick up the phone and I call people.

I'm a real paradox. Because I'm a very serious person, and I take my work very seriously. But I wrap it up in a court jester and a clown and make people laugh and make them feel good about themselves.

I just strive to do better. Every time I meet somebody, I ask myself, "How can I help this person?"

This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time