When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.'

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so much. You don't see them anymore.

Hope is life's essential nutrient, and love is what gives life meaning

I married somebody half my age, and everybody thought I was crazy, but she is just an absolute angel.

I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're denying that they are addicted, say it's stress this, it's this, it's that. But I - it's - I think - I really believe there is a gene. Some people become addicted and others don't.

There's a lot of very funny people I'd love to work with that I've never met, of course. I love Steve Martin and Jim Carrey.

You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Attitude is almost more important than what happens to you.