When I get up in the morning, I have to decide what I'm going to have for dinner or I can't get through the day.

Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.

One thing I've never said in my whole life is, 'Let's have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.'

We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator... Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or 'stage' Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.

Eating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex, it's more fun with someone who really likes it. I can't imagine having a lasting friendship with anyone who is not interested in food.

Marriage is nature's way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.

The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.