A Russian Reversal quote on Uncyclopedia's Soviet Union article? How original.

In every country, they make fun of city. In U.S. you make fun of Cleveland. In Russia, we make fun of Cleveland.

After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.

Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list.

My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.

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.

It's kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart.