Conventional show-biz savvy held that Americans hated to be the objects of satire.

I do talk less now because the sound of my voice saying over and over the things I said years ago embarrasses and depresses me. Why do I say the same things over and over?

I've run into some S.O.B. directors, but I gave them back as good as I got.

It seems that entertainment is what most excites us and what we value above everything else.

One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.

Some people thought we were presenting Archie as a false character. President Nixon thought we were making a fool out of a good man.

Even a true artist does not always produce art.