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

Nobody doubts my partisanship, but a lot of the activity is nonpartisan.

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

I was the laziest white kid my dad ever met.

I started by writing, with my partner Ed Simmons, a monologue for Danny Thomas, that he performed at Ciro's nightclub in Los Angeles.

Archie Bunker used to call me 'the laziest white kid he'd ever met.'

In my 90-plus years, I have lived a multitude of lives.