I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a character mostly in his 30s and 40s.
The big stars I felt a kinship with were never the romantic leads. It wasn't Steve McQueen or Robert Redford - it was people like Walter Matthau and Anthony Quinn. My big hero was Tommy Cooper.
I think Flip Wilson is a brillant comedian.
I've shown people Richard Pryor who've never seen him, and most of them don't like him.
I feel like I've been watching Irwin Corey forever. I saw him in the 1950s, and I thought he was old then.
Dad loved movies, and I grew up with British comedy. My ultimate favourite is Peter Sellers.
Ill give you an idea of how Jewish Mel Brooks is: Thats a nose job.
Red Skelton... I broke into tears when I met him.
I was devastated by Gene Wilder's death.
Eddie Murphy was the Michael Jordan of comedy. He had a full range of abilities.
I'm telling a Richard Pryor story through me.
I'll be like Bob Hope, touring when I'm 100.
The current Babe Ruth of improv? Sacha Baron Cohen. He's pretty amazing.
Steve Martin is one of my favorite performers, writers, artists of all time.
Sarah Silverman. She's the reason I do comedy. Her DNC speech was my favorite thing I ever heard. Sitting down with her and laughing would be incredible.
I cried when I heard Johnny Carson died.
I think of Mike Myers as the Buster Keaton of today. I think he's brought us something so special.
When Joan Rivers walked through the curtain on 'The Tonight Show,' nobody in my house was allowed to utter a sound. Her gait was full of pep and purpose and her voice unmatched.
Emperor Sid Caesar is gone to eternity himself now. He takes with him the gratitude of every one of us who first learned the relief of laughter from this genuinely great performer.
If I couldn't be Dick Van Dyke, I wanted to be Art Carney.
Peter Sellers is my great comedy hero.
As a kid, I always loved Mel Brooks' stuff - 'The 2,000 Year Old Man' record was something my dad put me onto.
Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability.
I was always a fan of Groucho Marx as a kid.
I see myself as the female John Cleese.
