I never thought about being famous.Collection: Famous
The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.Collection: Food
And my marriage was perfect when I wasn't famous.Collection: Marriage
And for my family, comedically, that was the key to a lot of the humor.Collection: Humor
I tried to walk away from standup, but it's been my therapy - my way of expressing anger, disappointments, and fears and celebrating my hopes. It helps to regulate my thought process.Collection: Anger
My father was the guy on the block who said hi to everyone.Collection: Dad
Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.
The beautiful thing about having family that has diabetes is knowing what not to do. I got an uncle that thinks insulin is supposed to enable him to eat cake.
It's hard for me to play this loving, supportive father/husband/ friend on TV but be the guy in life that is telling everyone, 'I can't. I have to work.'
All the family gatherings, I'm too tired, or I can't because it conflicts with work... I have seven grandkids. I've been missing recitals and graduations. To me, it's just not worth it. There is a better way to live life.
Three high schools. I was funny. I thought I was being funny. I just had an opinion about everything that was said in school, so that got me thrown out.
Junior is such a great guy. He's the new and improved model. It's a beautiful thing. That's what you train your children to do. He's an inspiration to his brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews who say it's too hard living up to the family name.