There are zillions of people who say that alcoholism is a disease, but not many of them believe it

I was taught to be anti-Jewish.

My name is real, which probably explains why I never became a superstar... how would that look in lights?

At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did.

the Irish ... are full of the fear of the Lord and the joy of living, and they don't know how to combine the two, but they'll sure have a good time trying.

My second marriage had a lot to do with alcohol.

I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition.