Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if the comic is doing brilliantly, it's extremely painful.
Dick Cavett

There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?
Dick Cavett

As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it.
Dick Cavett

I'm not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy.
Dick Cavett

If your parents never had children, chances are... neither will you.
Dick Cavett

Can you picture yourself at the age 60 doing what you do now?
Dick Cavett

The Nixon administration kept a nasty eye on our show... Cops would come by - often just in time to see the act they wanted to see.
Dick Cavett