I Couldn't Play Off People That I

Continuing To Do Stand-up Is Always A Challenge Because The Audiences And The Environments In Which You Work Very Often Differ.

There Are A Lot Of Questions I Keep Asking Myself About Why I Do Comedy. I Guess I Laugh To Keep From Crying. And I Guess If You Ever Get Me Crying, I Might Not Stop. This Is The Way I Look At Tragedy Or Else I'll Cry.

One Of The First Things You Ever Learn As A Stand-up Is Don't Show Fear.

Well I Was Much Too Practical To Presume To Have A Career In Comedy.

In Today's World, You Would Call My Father Mostly Unaccessible. I'm Not Sure That Isn't True Of Most Fathers At That Time. He Went Through The Depression. I Don't Know What That Would Have Done To My Psyche.