I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct.

Lots of women are getting involved. They're not satisfied just being passengers anymore.

When you're reaching for a star, there's a long way to fall.

I didn't worry if a bit got no response, as long as I believed it had enough response to linger.

I ignored my stand-up career for twenty-five years, but now, having finished this memoir, I view this time with surprising warmth. One can have, it turns out, an affection for the war years.

I have found that-- just as in real life--imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.

As much as I remember, I just thought, I want to sing a song that starts normal and ends crazy.