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 was the only male of the Arnaz family in my generation.

Making a television show is not like making Coca-Cola or Bacardi rum. The human element in our business prevents us from finding a successful formula every time.

Mother came to New York to keep house for me.

An audience is so important. I would never have had the guts to dub in that big a laugh.

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

Drinking intensifies all your pressures and your needs.