It's really amazing that two people from such different backgrounds and geographical origins ever got together. That was perhaps part of the attraction.

The Spanish and Cuban people have the same kind of wakes the Irish do. They go on for two or three days and drink a lot of booze and eat a lot of food.

I received my Greetings from Uncle Sam in May 1943. I applied for the Air Force.

The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15.

Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.

Mother came to New York to keep house for me.

One of my biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes.