"The world is in a mess, and I'm here to make it laugh."

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."

"To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!"

"I'm not working in the political arena. I'm working in the human arena. Had I included Stalin, I would surely been getting into politics because there was no reason to include him from the standpoint …"

"The world is a beautiful place, and there is much to be happy about. But there is also much to be sad about, and we must not forget that."