Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we'll likely not see another like him.

I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as a radio announcer when I was 17 and never left the business so that's literally 70 years.

Put me on solid ground and I'll start tapping! At my age they say to keep moving.

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

I sing and dance. That's my job.

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

Rob Petrie is who I really am - in personality and general ineffectiveness.