I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh.

Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.

I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.

Hey, I think it's easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it's a much greater accomplishment. That's hard.

When I did comedy I made fun of myself. If there was a buffoon, I played the buffoon.

All kinds of things have gone into my shows - cajun and rock bands, Bollywood, Kraftwerk tributes, effects and so on. As long as it services the comedy, everything is up for grabs.

When I was doing comedy in New York, before I was in movies, I was never known as the deadpan actress. I was just a comedienne.

There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get through the effects not only on the afflicted but on the family. And I think there's even a place for humor in that.