I was born in 1934 and I didn't make my first movie until 1954.

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.

Usually you'd do the summer scenes in the winter. So you're out there with a T-shirt and hope nobody sees your air that you're breathing out. We put ice cubes in our mouth to stop that from happening.

I certainly don't have any airs about myself.

Even in the days when they did Othello, you didn't necessarily have to be black to play Othello. You wore the makeup.

The third year of MASH was when I realized I was a hit.

If you want good sketches, go pick up Sid Caesar. The best of Your Show of Shows. That's the greatest sketch comedy you'll ever see on television.