I won't eat in a place that has suits of armor.

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

If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.

My son says I never tell stories about anyone who's living.

My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.

Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it's hard to turn away. Then, of course, you're hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.

Milton took vaudeville, which, if you look up 'vaudeville' in the dictionary, right alongside of it, it says 'Milton Berle' - and he made it just a tremendous party.