I Was Not Influenced By Jack Benny,

I Was Influenced By Every Comedian I Ever Saw Work. That's The Only Way You Learn How To Do It.

Because Of The Spin-meisters And The Focus Groups And The Way Politics Is Run Now. It's Run By Polls And Focus Groups. So It's Even More True Today, I Think, Than It Was Some 40 Years Ago.

Jack Benny Was, Without A Doubt, The Bravest Comedian I Have Ever Seen Work. He Wasn't Afraid Of Silence. He Would Take As Long As It Took To Tell The Story.

I Don't Have A Stack Of Scripts...

Doormen Are Kind Of Invisible, People Don't Know Their Names. They Just Say, Thank You, Or Good Morning. I'd Never Thought About Doormen Before. They're A Vanishing Breed. More Electronic Doors Are Being Introduced.