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" All America is familiar with the Yankee-Dodger-Giant trivia, but so many other teams had great moments. "

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" My stepfather was a military man: he was in the Air Force. Reserve. You thought he'd seen front-line action, but he was stationed in Cleveland. "

" I have always been more relaxed around comedy. "

" Looking back, I was a very good kid, very studious and all. But I would always come out with a quip - and I was sent to the principal's office several times. "

" I used to collect autographs outside of the old Cleveland Stadium. I can still remember everyone who took the time and spent a few minutes to make your day. That sticks with you. "

" I loved Bob Hope and the way he would turn to the camera and break the fourth wall. "

" Someone I've always admired is Catherine O'Hara... I think she's one of the best actresses in the country, not only comedy. I just think she's just a step aside from everybody, she's just wonderful. "

" People still quote my lines from 'Best in Show.' "

" One of the first shows I ever did was 'Laverne & Shirley.' I played this sleazy guy that came into town with a friend and was going to date Laverne and Shirley, but we really wanted to get into the bowling alley because it was next to the bank we wanted to rob. "

" I'll talk your ear off if you recognize me. "

" I've never crossed over to be a big star. I'd like to be in a big $100 million movie, though. 'Cause I was in an 'Austin Powers,' I think I had two lines, and every once in a while, I get a check, a really nice check, for that movie. "

" Comedy is harder, because if there's no laughs, it's pretty bad. But drama, if there's no reaction, you can say, 'Well, it's not their cup of tea. Maybe it's too heavy for the audience.' "

" I'll go in a minute to see a sketch show. "

" I had just done a movie called 'How to Beat the High Cost of Living,' and it didn't get a good review. And the same people sent me the script for 'Airplane!' for the Robert Hays part. I read it, and there were a lot of plays on words, and I said, 'I don't like this kind of comedy.' "

" When you think about accountants, who would want to be an accountant? But, what would we do without accountants? Whether it's soldiers or garbage men or doctors, everyone has the thing that they love. "

" Bob Balaban is so perfect that the first movie I did with him, I couldn't talk to him because I was so intimidated by him. "

" 'Field of Dreams.' Definitely one of the best baseball films of all time. When Kevin Costner spoke to his dad, and his dad answered, I, um, I mean a lot of guys I know couldn't help crying. "

" How can we say any one actor's work was better than another's? "

" That's always a funny thing, when people think they're known for every little thing they ever did, and they're really not. "

" I love sketch; it's my favorite form. But if it's all improv, they're either very good, and it's annoying how good they are, and it makes you feel bad, or they're not too good; then you're sweating for them. "

" When I started, there was a phase where I wanted to be a cowboy star. I didn't want to do deep, serious parts. "

" After working with Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, and Jonathan Mangum, I said, 'I am never going to talk about improv again.' "

" My father passed away when I was 12, so it was very difficult. But I was always the class clown. I don't know why - maybe as an escape. But then I was sent away to military prep school. "

" There's different kinds of improv. There's Second City improv where you try to slowly build a nice sketch. There's stuff you do in college coffee houses where you just go joke, joke, joke. Bring another funny character with a funny hat on his head. Christopher Guest is more the line of trying to get a story out. "

" When we need a policeman, God bless 'em, they're there. But, if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, everything seems suspicious. "

" I think everyone has a door in their brain that says, 'Do not exit here.' If you go past it, you'll find all the dumb thoughts in there, all the stupid things that shouldn't be said. I've probably gone there more than anyone should in a given lifetime. "

" One of the great things about kids is they haven't heard a lot of the old jokes. You can get away with the corny ones. "

" I guess the essence of my comedy is to get into a very abnormal situation but act like it's normal. "

" It's such a pleasure to work in these movies, it's almost like it's not really happening. "

" I love to draw, although I wish I was better at it. "

" I guess if you're a professional mascot, you're doing it for the money, but a college mascot just wants to be out there. "