"Anne hated the idea of putting me down in front of the audience."

"Creative comedy is like growing geraniums in a mine field."

"The worst thing in this business is to be thought of as a no-talent."

"I loved the idea of touching base with an audience."

"My father and mother - I figured if I could make them laugh, they'd stop fighting. I stole all their material."

"During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one."

"Hollywood never knew there was a Vietnam War until they made the movie."

"I've been around the block a lot and I've had a merry trail for 55 years."

"It can make you sad to look at pictures from your youth. So there's a trick to it. The trick is not to look at the later pictures."

"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."

"Money is sensual."

"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."

"Anne is very forgiving. She doesn't care about money, being rich, or clothes. We never argued about finances."

"I don't think my judgment is that good. I don't know what is funny."

"Being on a sitcom stops me from getting Alzheimer's."