Meryl Streep Belongs On Anybody's List Of

All Three Of My Parents - I Also Had A Stepmother - Were Teachers, And My Dad Taught High School, And As He Always Reminded Me When I Was Going To Spend Some Money On Something, 'your Mother And I, In The Depression, Had To Decide Whether To Spend A Dime On A Loaf Of Bread Or If We Could Go To A Movie With It.'

Comedians Are Sometimes Resentful Of Their Writers. Probably Because It's Hard For Giant Egos To Admit You Need Anyone But Yourself To Be What You Are.

I Have A Long List Of Things That Make Me Mad.

I Confess, I Do Have To Remind Myself Almost Daily That There Are People On This Earth Capable Of Reading, Writing, Eating And Dressing Themselves Who Believe Their Lives Are Ruled From Billions Of Miles Away, By The Stars - And, Of Course, The Planets.

I Have A Feeling That About 90% Of My Life Has Been Shaped By My Voice, Both As An Embarrassment And As An Advantage. There Was Always The Terrible Incongruity Of This Deep Voice Barreling Out Of This Little Body. Somewhere In The Back Of My Mind I Was Aware That It Was Ludicrous, That It Took On An Importance That Wasn't Really There.