There's an old saying, 'Life begins at forty.' That's silly. Life begins every morning you wake up.

I was always taught to respect my elders and I've now reached the age when I don't have anybody to respect.

The happiest people I know are the ones that are still working. The saddest are the ones who are retired. Very few performers retire on their own. It's usually because no one wants them. Six years ago Sinatra announced his retirement. He's still working.

It's better to be happy doing something you love, even if you don't find success right away.

Joy is obtaining a big, loving, caring shut-knit household in yet another town.

My major contribution to the format was to suggest that I be able to step out of the plot and speak directly to the audience, and then be able to go right back into the action. That was an original idea of mine; I know it was because I originally stole it from Thornton Wilder's play Our Town.

I don't care what you do for a living. If you love it, you are a success.