America is a country of excess.

I think Americans have become a - much more a nation of consumers than citizens.

The movies had a slogan at the time, to distinguish themselves from TV, that said 'movies are better than ever.'

We got ratings. It isn't that they won't quarrel with you, or say you're always right. But as long as you stay strong and the ratings are good and you're reasonable - I don't think we fought unreasonably. We basically won that right.

Bud [Yorkin] was the kindest and dearest man, and one of the most talented directors there was.

Life is about having a good time.

We mocked that concept ['movies are better than ever'] by doing a sketch that was about a theater trying to get one customer to come in...and that customer was Jerry Lewis. It generated so much controversy that Dean [Martin] and Jerry [Lewis] had to apologize in a full page ad in Variety.