From a personal standpoint I really like that Bernie Sanders is making so much noise. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
Mork, played by Robin Williams, was my introduction to improv, and my first real peek behind the curtain of television production; I had seen Williams riffing on ‘The Tonight Show’ and soon put it together that certain scenes with Mork were not scripted. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
The thing you have to be on guard against, more than anything, is self-sabotage. You have to make sure you’re not your own worst enemy. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
Cake Boss, I guess, has been made aware of my impression and finds it amusing and recognizes that it’s not a completely accurate impersonation of who he is in his daily life. He seems to be a good sport about it. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
When the response to comedy becomes cheering instead of laughing, that is so irritating. It’s the worst. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
How did we kill time before smartphones? I honestly can’t recall. I have a vague recollection of flipping through magazines in waiting-room-type situations, but what did we do, say, in line at the post office? Waiting for a bus? Waiting for someone to meet us at a restaurant? I mean, did we just look around or something? Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
I do think I’m terrific at giving advice. Although in our hearts we usually know what we should do. It’s rare that you get in a situation in life where you don’t know how to proceed. You know the thing you should do, but don’t want to. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
A struggle in my life is to feel like I’m a good person and to feel like I’m a nice person. I try to be and anytime I fall short of that it feels really bad. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
It’s important for us all to elect people not just on blind party loyalty. We’ve got to really examine what candidates say and do. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
Obviously a president can’t rule as a king and ban all guns. But I think we need a president who is going to make sure that there is gun control and that people still feel like their freedoms are intact. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote