I was brought up to respect my elders, so now I don't have to respect anybody.

People are always asking me when I'm going to retire. Why should I? I've got it two ways - I'm still making movies, and I'm a senior citizen, so I can see myself at half price.

Well, anybody can be a straight man if he hears well. You just have to wait for laughs. A straight man just repeats the questions and the comedian gets the laughs and you just wait for them and don't let them die completely at the tail end of the laugh.

I'd rather be over the hill than under it.

When we played the back end of a horse we always knew that if we worked hard and did a good job we could become the front end.

I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now - I'm booked.

This is all so exciting I've decided to keep making one movie every 36 years.