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" My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a story. "

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" I loved the Kennedy Center Honors because you just sit there, smile, wave, and cry. "

" I never felt cynical, and I never felt that I couldn't do what I wanted to do. "

" Everybody I know who is funny, it's in them. You can teach timing, or some people are able to tell a joke, though I don't like to tell jokes. But I think you have to be born with a sense of humor and a sense of timing. "

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" You know, one wonderful thing that came out of my Enquirer experience is that, in my case, it was ruled tabloids are magazines. Which means they didn't have the protection that a newspaper has. "

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