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

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

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.

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.

The ad in the paper said 'Big Sale. Last Week.' Why advertise? I already missed it. They're just rubbing it in.

In America, your job determines your marks. In Soviet Russia, Marx determine your job!

I came to America to make it my home, and I did.