I was not only typecast as a Russian, but I was typecast as Yakov Smirnoff. This is understandable, and I was very happy to get the roles, but it would be nice to be in a movie where I could be someone else.

In Russia, if a male athelete loses he becomes a female athelete.

Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection.

Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.

In America, you assassinate president. In Soviet Russia, president assassinate you!

Never having alone time is real tough on people.

If you have something important to say, Broadway and New York are great places to say it.