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Meryl Streep Belongs On Anybody's List Of Greats.

I Guess The Best Advice I Ever Got Or Anyone Could Get For Doing A Talk Show, Though It Has Not Been Easy Very Often, Was From Jack Paar, Who Said, 'kid, Don't Make It An Interview. Interviews Have Clipboards, And You're Like David Frost. Make It A Conversation.'

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.

Anything Seen On Tv Is, In A Subtle And Sinister Sense, Thereby Endorsed.

You Have To Be On Tv A Surprisingly Long Time Before You're Stopped On The Street. Then, When You Are, You Get A Lot Of, 'hey, You're Great! What's Your Name Again?'