People think being in your seventies means sitting around in a chair with a blanket over your legs, drooling.

When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.

I was sitting in the toilet and I was by myself. I was tired of playing with the roller, so I said I'd better write a book.

I knew most of the people there who ran the places, a lot of wiseguys. They're all gone now. All good people.

To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.

I have a problem, if the light goes on on TV and it blinks midnight, I don't know how to fix it.

I always say that comedians and actors were all kind of shy when they were young. I was very, believe it or not, kind of embarrassed as a child. But my mother was a very strong lady and she was the one that kept it going when I thought it would be over for me as a performer. She was always my inspiration and she was a big influence on me.