I think that of most leaders in religion as power brokers. They give orders, in a sense, to an audience every week, and that's where the definition of God starts.

Power is the goal of religion in general.

I think America, unfortunately, collectively thinks of itself as the 'chosen people.' To my knowledge, there are no chosen people, we are all human beings.

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

We all [Ed Simmons,Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis] started together, so there were no rules - anything we wrote became television.

TV that people will never see, that giant international corporations will never touch, will never pay your salary.

We are a country of excess. So it's not the violence, per se, but the exacerbation and constant repetition.