It's such a relief for me to sit in front of a tape recorder and not be using it to learn my lines.

People're artists they're doing something, taking a hunk of chaps, giving it some order, some form, and presenting it saying here is my little song and dance, my chaos.

Question: How do you know you're God? Answer: Simple. When I pray to him, I find I'm talking to myself.

I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and a white suit, waving like the Queen Mum.

It was a mistake and I made the mistake because I was conservative and played safe. And that way lies failure." "Must do it... constantly go to the well... constantly try, try, try. Dare. Dare, Dare. Who dares wins.

The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do.

It was around 1985 before I heard the news of President Kennedy's assassination.