As An Actor, You Generally Want To

The Best Advice I Could Give Someone Trying To Get Into The Comedy Field Is To Take Advantage Of Every Opportunity You Have To Work To Hone Your Skills.

I Never Had An Aversion Because I Was Active In The Drama Club. If I Had That Aversion I Certainly Wouldn't Put Myself In The Position Of Being On Stage. Of Course, In The Drama Club You're Hiding Behind A Character.

The Reason I'm A Psychologist Is Based In Part On My Telephone Routines. Much Of My Humor Comes Out Of Reaction To What Other People Are Saying. A Psychologist Is A Man Who Listens, Who Is Sympathetic.

One Of The First Things That You Learn As A Stand-up Is, You're The Boss. It's Your Stage, And Don't Screw With Me Because I'll Make You Look Bad, Which I Had To Do, Because You Wind Up With Drunks And Loud People.

More And More, As I Get Older, People Come Up To Me And Say, 'thank You For All The Laughter.' And My Standard Answer Is, 'it Was My Pleasure.' But That's The Truth.