When I got out of high school, I wanted to be an actor but was getting a lot of rejections. I was getting rejected by life. My mother, God rest her soul, told me not to quit.

Frank Sinatra enjoyed my humor, so I could say almost anything to him. I mean, within reason.

I have to have energy because I have a lot of expenses. A couple of cars, couple of dogs and a big estate.

I would describe myself as a guy that's very normal but has the tendency to rib people, but never in a mean-spirited way.

Some people call me a legend and the last of the greats, and I appreciate it.

Al Capone's my uncle. The old days were a lot different. The Latin Casino was the big time. When I got there I figured that I was doing pretty good, because remember, I started in nothing but after hours joints. I can't even name them now, but that's how I got noticed.

Everything I do on stage, I made up in saloons. I started doing it in front of people, and that became my performance. I never had writers.