An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.

American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.

I didn't know anything about acting, much less about acting in a comedy.

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.

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.

Mother came to New York to keep house for me.