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"I've been around the block a lot and I've had a merry trail for 55 years."
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"It is hard to imagine 10 years is not quite long enough to learn a lesson."
"And so I missed those best years and I find it difficult for me, in groups, to be comfortable."
"Yes, there was a sort of underground cult following, which came from nowhere, and grew, and grew. It was quite surprising to us all, because all of us had spent probably the previous five to ten years without it. So it was quite overwhelming. Overwhelming and humbling."
"Actually, I only left twice. I left then, and then rejoined literally two years later for Going For The One."
"I was thrilled, because I like the big screen and I could then move on to the next thing. It was the biggest break for me. In a way, though, I wish it had been a TV series because then you are working for five years."
"And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years."
"I've been telling anybody who would listen that I wanted to do a series for the last 10 years. But I wouldn't do it if I was just another cop pushing bad guys up against the wall."
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"My father and mother - I figured if I could make them laugh, they'd stop fighting. I stole all their material."
"We managed to hang in there. Today when people get married there's a tendency to run away when things get tough. There is a lot of strength in hanging together."
"I ask myself why I do it. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I'm not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it."
"During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one."
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