I don't make culture. I sell it.

The problem is when you try to impose today's standards on people living back then. It's the politically correct thing to do, but it was a different era, a different country then.

If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.

The music of your youth stays with you throughout your life.

Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?

Last year I had a stroke. It left me in bad shape. I had to teach myself how to walk and talk all over again. It was a long hard fight. My speech is not perfect but I'm getting there.

The faultless formulas of television-the ones that last-are simple.