I think the solution to making this world better is if we would just be healthy, mentally.
I've decided to get into shape, and the shape I've selected is a triangle.
If we take care of our mental health like our dental health; we'll be ok.
I've been chased. I've been pushed. I've been screamed at. I've been verbally abused. I've been afraid for my safety. But I did it all in the name of entertainment.
People who annoy people are the luckiest people in the world.
My perspective on my mother has changed immensely. She was a lot taller when I was younger.
The success of any stand-up act comes out of life experience.
There's no skill. You can be a rock and move into another tax bracket.
I'm from Canada, so Thanksgiving to me is just Thursday with more food. And I'm thankful for that.
You can go home with a lot of money with absolutely no skill.
After being on the road so much I want to spend more time with my family, who I hear are wonderful people.
I'm fascinated by mankind. I grew up watching 'Candid Camera' and thought it was funnier than any standup, any joke, anything that could possibly be written because you're dealing with humanity. And people can relate to that. It touches everybody who sees it. It hits a nerve.
My point of reference is life, in everything that I do.
I can go to a lot of games, but I'm not a player. I'm kind of an observer. That's why I think I do what I do in life. I just observe. That's what I find fascinating.
I needed time to stand back and go through a lot more experience in life. Then I have something to write about, joke or to animate.
You release these things, and if they fly then you have more.
If I'm a game show host, will someone buy a ticket to see me do standup? If I'm a game show host, will I get an offer to do a dramatic role in a movie?
Everything runs its course. We had told a lot of stories that happened in our life. My kid was getting older, and we were running out of stories to tell.
I don't know if I'm teaching my kids right, but you have to go with your own instincts. You can't be so sure that other people are going to do right by you.
It's really not that hard. If I do a Tonight Show, it's six or seven minutes. If I do a concert, it's 90 minutes. If I do an interview, that's 15 minutes. So by the end of the day I've done three hours worth of work.
We were a very small circle of writers. Everybody brought to the table their own life experience.
I am beloved by millions.
My parents both had a great sense of humor, and always laughed a lot. One night, when they were watching Candid Camera, I finally understood what comedy was all about. I heard the laughter on television, I turned around and saw my parents laughing, and that's when I thought: 'This is great. This is what I can do. I'm gonna prank somebody.'
If my mom came here today, she'd probably join this red-hat brigade. My mother got my sense of humor, even when I was a kid. I would just do things that tickled my fancy in the moment, and she would ask me who I was entertaining. I'd say, 'Well, me.' And she would tell me that nobody knew that and they thought I was psychotic. Well, I don't ever want people to think I'm psychotic, but I can't help myself from doing these things.
My whole life is a practical joke. Every evening and every show has really become about entertaining me. I was always like that. And now I've come full circle because that's what the TV show is too.
