I've been out on the book tour going through Pittsburgh, St Louis and Cleveland, Dayton and Orlando, Raleigh-Durham. I sign many books for people.

When I did a Love Boat, it would go to so many different countries, and I would travel there and get this incredible response!

You accumulate a great deal of acquaintances and friendships over the years, and you can't always spend as much time as you would like.

The face and the actor is great, but if you were to start out and you said, "my name is Humphrey" somebody would punch you out, because that's a stupid name to have.

Sometimes you get a call and an uncle passed away that you really liked, or a cousin or somebody else. So each day becomes a little more precious then the day that preceded it.

Jewish people have given me all the breaks you can possibly have. But of course, it's wonderful when you feel that your own nationality has made it. It gives you hopes.

I do Broadway because I refuse to succumb to the stereotypical things that Hollywood does to a performer.