When I countered that Archie Bunker didn't have to put down a race of people to say that, he replied, 'and you're the dumbest white kid I've ever met.'

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.

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

The complete control of one party over everything - I would, I think, feel the same way if it were [the Democrats in charge]. It's not the American way.

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

I wanted to work with Bert Lahr [the 'Cowardly Lion' in 'The Wizard of Oz'], and I did.

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