The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.

When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of years. I never expected it to last 42. I take great satisfaction in that longevity.

One of the first things that you learn as a stand-up is, you're the boss. It's your stage, and don't screw with me because I'll make you look bad, which I had to do, because you wind up with drunks and loud people.

I've done more than I thought I was ever going to do. I've had a very long and very satisfying career.

Doormen are kind of invisible, people don't know their names. They just say, Thank you, or Good morning. I'd never thought about doormen before. They're a vanishing breed. More electronic doors are being introduced.

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.

I've been a very lucky actor.