I am careful with my material and presentation.

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.

I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.

I am presently in my thirteenth year of teaching a graduate course at the University of Southern California.

As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.

The most unusual salesman I ever met is a fellow who made a modest fortune purveying lightning rods. But he suddenly lost interest in his work. He got caught in a storm with a bunch of samples in his arms.

The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.