In those days the best painkiller was ice; it wasn't addictive and it was particularly effective if you poured some whiskey over it.

I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

I'm very pleased to be here. Let's face it, at my age I'm very pleased to be anywhere.

Age to me means nothing. I can't get old; I'm working. I was old when I was twenty-one and out of work. As long as you're working, you stay young. When I'm in front of an audience, all that love and vitality sweeps over me and I forget my age.

I get a standing ovation just standing

A married couple that plays cards together is just a fight that hasn't started yet.

When I was in Vegas women were throwing their hotel keys at me. But it was after they checked out.