But more importantly I think he remembered how very close I was with my own dad who had died in 1997.

I'm a dad and that's pretty important.

I'd love to be a dad. I hope I'd be great at it. That's every man's fear yet his most important job.

Dad taught us about morals values and goals. Having a tight-knit family was important to him.

My dad was an absentee dad so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter's life and she deserved two parents which is part of the rationale behind us staying married for 30 years.

Now that I'm a dad I'm practicing what I call 'one- handed cooking ' because I've got something more important in my other arm. I'm whipping up lots of frittatas and omelets.

You have to respect your parents. They are giving you an at-bat. If you're an entrepreneur and go into the family business you want to grow fast. Patience is important. But respect the other party... My dad and I pulled it off because we really respect each other.

The problem with me as far as getting married and having a family is that my comedy is so important to me. So I don't know if I'll ever be as good a dad as my dad.

Being a father to my family and a husband is to me much more important than what I did in the business.

The most important influence in my childhood was my father.