I would not ever try to be a show intellectual, which I was accused of doing a while on ABC. I thought you were supposed to read the guests' books.
Dick CavettYears have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if the comic is doing brilliantly, it's extremely painful.
Dick CavettI don't see the future as bright, language-wise. I see it as a glass half empty - and evaporating quickly.
Dick Cavett