Not too many people are - were as good as Bob Hope. George Burns was great at thinking, you know, on the spot. Steve Allen was marvelous, and so was George Burns. But Bob may be the king of them all, you know.

Not too many people are - were as good as Bob Hope. George Burns was great at thinking, you know, on the spot. Steve Allen was marvelous, and so was George Burns. But Bob may be the king of them all, you know.

Frank Sinatra taught me how to do him. It took me seven years to master him. He would tell me, tap your foot, Rich, and don't forget to grasp your sleeve.

In Hollywood, it's hard to be funny, because all the big jokes are in Washington.

I'm not really a political satirist. I don't kid myself. I'm more interested in doing the mannerisms and the personality.

If you become president, you're guaranteed to develop some nervous habit.

Ross Perot. I could have had a ball with him.