If Love Is The Treasure, Laughter Is

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.

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.

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.

In America, You Drive Car. In Soviet Russia, Car Drive You!

My Father Described This Tall Lady Who Stands In The Middle Of The New York Harbor, Holding High A Torch To Welcome People Seeking Freedom In America. I Instantly Fell In Love.