As wonderful as they were, my parents didn't teach me anything about self-discipline, concentration, patience, or focus. If I hadn't had a family myself, I probably never would've done anything. Marriage taught me responsibility.

I didn't know the answers, but I could feel that the things that gave life meaning came from a place within and from the nurturing of values like tolerance, charity, and community.

I'm always announcing my retirement. I'm still not retired.

I was lucky to get the kinds of parts I wanted. I always said I didn't want to do anything my kids can't see.

It means you never know what's going to happen,' I said. 'You do your best, then take your chances. Everything else is beyond our control.

Carl Reiner particularly as a writer, a terrific writer. He's just turning out things.

Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts and simply I threw my idea out the window because the writing was just so good.