I'm disappointed in television. I'm disappointed first of all in the audience that will not let stories be told in longer form.

It's tragic what America has become because there is a great segment of society that now resents luxury and success and achievement by others.

People are living such miserable lives economically. They want the escape. They want the fantasy. They'd love the dream of being king for a day or queen for a day.

The system is wrong where it rewards the lack of interest in work with money, so you don't have to work.

I'm convinced that if the same opportunities were made available to everybody, people would want to better their lot in life.

I would never go back to doing the show again. I mean, every day I think about Lifestyles because somebody comes up to me and tells me how much they love the show and I should bring it back, but this is not the time to bring it back. I don't think it would be as successful today as it once was.

It is usually people in the money business, finance, and international trade that are really rich.