The face and the actor is great, but if you were to start out and you said, "my name is Humphrey" somebody would punch you out, because that's a stupid name to have.

You know, what's nice about Montreal? Not only is it a beautiful city, but you have Cuban cigars...

Canada has given us John Candy and Martin Short and Bill Shatner and Lord knows how many other wonderful performers.

Vancouver is a beautiful area, I don't care what time of the year you're there. Vancouver and Calgary. Great places in Canada.

I think Canadian talent is exceptional. You continually show us up here in the States with your brilliancy.

The entire behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live are all Canadian.

If you want good sketches, go pick up Sid Caesar. The best of Your Show of Shows. That's the greatest sketch comedy you'll ever see on television.

I do Broadway because I refuse to succumb to the stereotypical things that Hollywood does to a performer.

Canadians send us great hockey players. You also send us wonderful performers, from the beginning, with Mary Pickford.

There's this Lebanese lady I dearly loved who raised 13 children in Toledo, and she retired in Phoenix. She said, I get up every morning and say, Thank you, God. I do the same thing now.

I am not the captain of my ship. My ship is out there, but I don't have my course. You never know in this business.

I admit to having an imagination feverish enough to melt good judgment.

As a child, I was a clown. I didn't hesitate to make a fool of myself and I would love to completely take on wacky characters.

They said Bird played bebop, but Bird could still swing. I've heard a lot of guys play bebop, but they wasn't swinging.

Americans just want us to... not be concerned if they can be constitutionally justified... Why, if we had to do that we could not pass most of the laws we enact around here.

It would require constant vigilance to not replace each person with my own fictional version of them.

Zoology has always been interesting to me. Nature is fascinating.

Being grown up is boring. Besides, I don't get jazz.

Home is heaven and orgies are vile, But I like an orgy, once in a while.

I write to figure out what I am thinking: What does my life mean?

They call Ray Robinson the best fighter, pound for pound. I'm the best fighter, ounce for ounce.