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

I wanted to meet Bob Hope, and I got to know him pretty well.

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.

When we went on the air, I didn't want to be interrupted for an act-one curtain.

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.

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

The establishment uses that rationale all the time, and that's why we do what we do. But leadership requires some understanding that you can say no. People have base instincts, but the transcendent also appeal to them.