I like women to be attracted to me. See, when you get 60 years old, and they know you're 60, the only women you can get are 55-year-old women, and I like younger women.

At my age flowers scare me.

Someone who makes you laugh is a comedian. Someone who makes you think and then laugh is a humorist.

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

It's one of the old show business axioms. No matter how successful you've been, there's always a younger and sexier seal coming along.

When they saw me walking down the street smoking a cigar, they'd say, 'Hey, that 14-year-old kid may be going places.' Of course it's also a good prop on the stage ... When you can't think of what you're supposed to say next, you can puff on your cigar until you think of your next line.

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