My father was adamant in his disapproval of my interest in show business.

An actor shouldn't undergo psychoanalysis, because there are a lot of things you're better off not knowing.

The dining room in my old house was truly magnificent, but by far the worst room for conversation. I'd get up from the table, a very long table, and somebody would always say, Paul, I never got to talk to you.

When I said I didn't have a cent, I didn't. I used to get annoyed with people who said they were broke when they had five dollars.

Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable.

Learning lines is on my mind until I do know them. I'll read the paper or paint the house to keep from starting to memorize. I've never found an easy way.

I'm Liberace without a piano.