I Believe That Laughter Is A Language

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.

In America, You Break Law. In Soviet Russia, Law Breaks You! In America, You Watch Big Brother. In Soviet Russia, Big Brother Watch You!

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.

We Have Been Learning Since We Were Children How To Make Money, Buy Things, Build Things. The Whole Education System Is Set Up To Teach Us How To Think, Not To Feel.