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One of the downsides of being a poker pro is that people see exactly how you play.

I think that I have very few personal gifts to bring to real politics.

When CNN does a story and then says, 'Tweet us what you think' - why? Why does it matter what I think? Why should my thoughts be broadcast on a national news program? It's enough for me to just sit and listen and learn.

Even when I was an actor in training, one criticism my teachers had was that I should think about directing instead of acting, because the best actors see the material they're working on through blinders. They can't see anything but their role. I could never really do that.

I'm a singer and performer in a hybrid show that's standup, music and audience participation.

I have no illusions about having another 'Seinfeld' in my life.

I love smart comedy.

Jerry Seinfeld made a puddle, I stepped in it, and wonderful things happened.

I guess the Reagan era is defined as the 'I want it all for me, and screw everybody else' era.

I think with challenge comes a little more fun.

I was a shy and insecure kid and didn't know quite where I fit.

I kept being asked by corporations to do corporate gigs. And I said, 'I don't have anything. I'm not a stand-up. You want me to come sing show tunes for you? I don't think so.'

I still don't know much about directing a movie.

The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that I have a sense of humor, and it was supposed to be funny.

Well, let's put in this way, I grew up in West New York, New Jersey.

I can get motivated seeing a kid at my son's school overcome a learning disability.

I went into performing for the community. Being backstage with your company of fellows is the best part of working in live theater. That energy, that combined focus, the synergy - it's addictive.

Every poker player, like every fisherman, needs to have a story in a box, and most poker stories are completely uninteresting.

Comedy lives on in the web and TV, but nobody's pressing comedy albums anymore.

One of the reasons I love acting is because I'm so interested in other people's lives, and I often incorporate things I hear or observe into my work. I've become a bit of a 'person addict,' and so I like brushing up against lots of different characters.

Do people absolutely need the arts to get by day-to-day? You can make that claim, but they also really need a lot of things before that.