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" It's my insecurity that makes me want to be a comic, that makes me need the audience. "

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" People are going to see both of us and think it's an Abbott and Costello kind of thing. It's not an easy switch. It's not an easy transition from TV to film. "

" I never want to give up stand-up. Because I still get a thrill out of it. "

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" The comics that are just conversing with you up there and drawing on their own life, yeah, I guess so. I guess some do political humor, some do topical humor, but the ones that I like, the ones that are appealing to me, were guys who were just talking to you about their life. "

" I feel like this is a dream - and I apologize for how I dressed some of you. "

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" Whenever I walk off the golf course, I thank God that I'm able to tell a joke. I thank God I'm good at something. "

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" Each day it's like: 'How many more days am I going to feel young and vibrant? I feel young and vibrant now, but I also feel the aches and pains a little bit. "

" My wife gets all the money I make. I just get an apple and clean clothes every morning. "

" You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character. "

" I'm at an age where crying is easier for me now. I like it. I can cry at a poignant commercial; I can cry at a - this is a running joke in my house, but... a good 'Star-Spangled Banner' can make me cry. I'm not kidding. "