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.

We teach reading, writing and math by [having students do] them. But we teach democracy by lecture.

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

Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love.

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

I was an actor before becoming a comedian.

The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.