Money gives me just one big thing that's really important, and that's the freedom of not having to worry about money.

I think students ought to have the right to protest, but not to the point of anarchy.

There's only one critic whose opinion I really value, in the final analysis: Johnny Carson. I have never needed any entourage standing around bolstering my ego. I'm secure. I know exactly who and what I am. I don't need to be told. I make no apologies for being the way I am.

Pittsburgh is kind of like Newark without the cultural advantages.

Entertainment is like any other major industry; it's cold, big business. The business end wants to know one thing: Can you do the job? If you can, you're in, you're made; if you can't, you're out.

Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are your ready?'

The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other.