In the end, everything is a gag.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of oneself.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

It isn't the ups and downs that make life difficult; it's the jerks.

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.

I am applauded, because everybody understands me; you are applauded, because nobody understands you. Addressed to Albert Einstein.

All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.

Figuring out what the audience expects, and then doing something different, is great fun to me.

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.