He always expected to die young, and I thought that was really a tragedy. It's almost like he had a premonition.

I don't know that he always liked himself, deep down . . . but then other days he'd feel like he was invincible. We had some good times in 18 years, so there's a bond. I loved him dearly and part of me still does.

He always said how much he hated going to the hospitals. He became more (vocal) about how much he hated it after he retired, but he always said he hated it.

Kirby always said he was going to die before he turned 50. I'm praying he gets through this.

I thought it was a tragedy. Arts programs are so important to intellectual and emotional development.

I just thought here is comedy, here is tragedy. That is the way life is. I just tried to do it true to life.