His humor is an accumulation of the eccentricities, mannerisms and jokes of his ten older brothers and sisters, a medley that trickled down.

My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned, but an idiot: So we said, 'Let's give him a promotion.'

It's one thing for an asshole to play an asshole. But [Stephen's] basic decency can't be hidden.

Earlier in the evening, Colbert had been beaten in the Outstanding Individual Performance category by Barry Manilow.

I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance -waiting for the bathroom.

I knew I was unwanted when I saw that my bath toys were a toaster and radio.

My mother didn't breast-feed me. She said she liked me as a friend.