I was a comedian in Russia, and I worked on the cruise ships there. I met a lot of Americans, and they were laughing even though I didn't speak their language.

In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.

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

When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.

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

We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales.

I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering.