Longevity in my family's been pretty good. And my grandparents were pretty spry at their age, so I figured I'd probably stay skinny and fairly agile. I used to do old men all the time in sketches. And there used to be an organization called the Gray Panthers. And they would send me, oh, terrible letters about making fun of old people. And I would just always say, "I'm playing the old person I intend to become!"

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put me in the business, a guy from my home town, a dear friend who we just lost a couple of months ago.

When I started having kids, I thought, 'I don't want to do anything they can't watch.'

I got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show.

You can spread jelly on the peanut butter but you can't spread peanut butter on the jelly.

Walt Disney and I always said we were two children looking for our inner adults.

I've been talking about retiring for years. It's my standard answer to the question, 'What are your future plans?' The truth is, I'll always want to do things that are worthwhile or fun.