It Probably Goes Without Saying

I Was Always Around People Who Were In The Business From The Time I Was An Absolute Baby. I Grew Up In New York City, And My Parents, My Sister, And I Had A House On Fire Island, And They Were Part Of A Set Of People That Were All Close And Friendly, Most Of Whom Were Involved In Show Business In One Regard Or Another. So It Was Always Familiar To Me, And I Kind Of Enjoyed It.

I Am Tolerably Ignorant About Judaism, And Much Of What I Do Know About It Seems Hard To Swallow, Because It Is So Grounded In Legalism, And Adherence To Rituals.

The Word "hedonistic" To Me Means Pleasure Above All Else. My Pleasure Above All Else.

I Always Did Plays In School Because I Thought It Was Fun, But It Just Never Occurred To Me As A Thing To Do.

I Don't Really Know Of The Jewish Tradition Of Comedy, Only The Jewish Tradition Of Not Keeping Your Mouth Shut. Complaining About All That Is Hard, Unfair Or Ridiculous In Life-having Strong Feelings, And Not Being Able To Suppress Them. That, To Me, Is Jewish.