What you aspire to on a sitcom is the feeling of live comedy.

You kill three people, they call you a murderer. You kill a million people, they call you a conqueror. Go figure.

I went to Princeton High School, when I was very serious about being an artist. I was in a theatre family but I didn't want to become an actor.

I can't get used to the fact that I'm 68 years old. I still feel like a youngster. I am playing a part even older than 68 - 71 years old. It's kind of startling to see myself in a movie and realize, "Yup. That's exactly what I look like."

I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't.

Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me.

It's my theory that if you hear enough applause and laughter at a young enough age, you're doomed