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.
George BurnsIf you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.
George BurnsFrom Paris we took the Orient Express to Vienna. I must say I was terribly disappointed; nobody was murdered on the train.
George BurnsA young mind in a healthy body is a wonderful thing. Especially for an old man with an open night.
George Burns