Whether a man is guilty or innocent, we have to find that out by due process of law.

When a man carries a gun all the time, the respect he thinks he's getting might really be fear. So I don't carry a gun because I don't want the people of Mayberry to fear a gun. I'd rather they respect me.

I still play that guitar. It's a Martin D-18 with a clear pick guard. I've played that guitar on and off my TV shows for nearly 50 years.

Who is going to believe a con artist? Everyone, if she is good.

I am proud of my connections to Carolina and pleased to know that some results from a lifetime of work on television, film, stage and recordings will have a permanent home in Chapel Hill.

Hymns are companions for life travelers.

If you think and feel what you're supposed to think and feel, hard enough, it'll come out through your eyes - and the camera will see it.