The Audience Is Never Wrong.

I'm Glad I Was Born When I Was. My Time Was The Golden Age Of Variety. If I Were Starting Out Again Now, Maybe Things Would Happen For Me, But It Certainly Would Not Be On A Variety Show With 28 Musicians, 12 Dancers, Two Major Guest Stars, 50 Costumes A Week By Bob Mackie - The Networks Just Wouldn't Spend The Money Today.

It's Almost Impossible To Be Funnier Than The People In Washington.

No Matter What, When You Major In Theater Arts Whether You Want To Write Or Be A Director Or Design Scenery Or Whatever, When You Are A Freshman At Ucla Then - I Guess It's Still The Same Way - You Had To Take An Acting Class.

My Grandmother And I Followed My Mother Here, To A House A Block North Of Hollywood Boulevard But A Million Miles Away From Hollywood, If You Know What I Mean. We Would Hang Out Behind The Ropes And Look At The Movie Stars Arriving At The Premieres.

But I Didn't Ask To Have Somebody Nose Around In My Private Life. I Didn't Even Ask To Be Famous. All I Asked Was To Be Able To Earn A Living Making People Laugh.