Cognitive therapy seeks to alleviate psychological stresses by correcting faulty conceptions and self-signals. By correcting erroneous beliefs we can lower excessive reactions.

The stronger person is not the one making the most noise but the one who can quietly direct the conversation toward defining and solving problems.

You can never play a part in life, especially not in love.

If you criticize others’ ideas, they will almost never use yours no matter how good they are.

The cold-audition process is not a science, so I ignore that.

This fraternity... makes it possible... for so many millions of people, not so much to kill, as willingly to die for such limited imaginings.

The House Beautiful is the play lousy.

I am not any hate-America person. I really came here for positive reasons.

The most comforting feeling ever is knowing that someone truly likes your entire existence. I feel that way right now. Thank you.

Some gigs will go great. I figure you do a gig, and as many as can get there will get there.

Sometimes people fear the truth. They'd rather not speak to you than know what you really think.

I tell people I'm a stand-up comedian two hours a week. The rest of the time, I'm somebody's husband, I'm somebody's father. I'm a man. I take great pride in that.