Dad had a music store, and he’d often bring home comedy albums that I would listen to. I started listening to Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby, and developing taste. They really influenced my style of comedy.
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I had really good hearing and when you’re scared it gets heightened so you hear scratching noises or something.
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I used to limp around my neighborhood imitating him. I did my Bar Mitzvah with an Oklahoma drawl.
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I’ve always thought that the key to a good sex life is variety. That’s why God gave me two hands. Humans love sex, we need sex, it’s how we connect, it reminds us we’re alive, it’s the third most basic human need, after food and good movie popcorn.
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The Passion of the Christ opened up on Ash Wednesday, had a Good Friday.
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You have to really respect what your kids are doing with their kids and how they’re raising them. You can’t push your way into areas where you shouldn’t be saying anything.
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Did you ever reach a point in your life, where you say to yourself, ‘This is the best I’m ever going to look, the best I’m ever going to feel, the best I’m ever going to do,’ and it ain’t that great?
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Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I’d always go off book and start improvising.
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It’s money. I remember it from when I was single
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My grandparents invented joylessness. They were not fun. I’ve already had more fun with my grandchildren than my grandparents ever had with me.
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I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
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Good news, they found Nemo! The bad news is, they found him in one of Wolfgang Puck’s puff pastries.
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From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that’s what I had to do.
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You have to always remember they’re not your own kids. Play with them, love them, spoil them to death – then hand them back.
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Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
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I don’t like heights. This is why I stopped growing at fifth grade.
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