If only my folks had beaten me, I could have gotten some material about my miserable childhood. But as it is, I've had a great life.

People enjoy sitting back knowing they won't hear a lot of four-letter words.

The reason 'The Carol Burnett Show' did so well in the ratings is because people were looking for that comfort zone when the whole family sat around and watched television and enjoyed it.

I spend a lot of time thinking of the Hereafter - each time I enter a room I wonder what I'm here after.

A lot of people like to live on laurels that happened 20 or 30 years ago, but it's nice to get awards. It's nice to be labeled and things like that, but I'm not sure everybody qualifies.

I like to work a lot with wood. I make furniture that falls apart. I also sew.

I've known Harvey for over 40 years and I worked with him on the Burnett show for 11 years. I guess you could say we're about as close as you can get to being a comedy team.