I learned a lot from Xavier Cugat.

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 don't think anyone can tell you what it is that makes you a star.

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

The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all.

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

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.