No one could ever argue with me about people in show business being kind of nice.

My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America.

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

In 1934 there were very few Cubans in Miami.

I was an only child, but I did have a hell of a lot of cousins.

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.

A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.