Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.

I was not influenced by Jack Benny, and people have remarked on my timing and Jack's timing, but I don't think you can teach timing. It's something you hear in your head.

I think there are still words you can't use in family entertainment that you can use in a sitcom today.

I couldn't play off people that I don't personally like.

In today's world, you would call my father mostly unaccessible. I'm not sure that isn't true of most fathers at that time. He went through the Depression. I don't know what that would have done to my psyche.

Humor's a weapon if you want to make it one.

I didn't need the elf outfit to play an elf; I could just play an elf.