In my dreams of Heaven, I always see the great Masters gathered in a huge hall in which they all reside. Only Mozart has his own suite.

In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist -- but I found I had nothing to say.

Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.

I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.

The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players in the orchestra, and then wonders why nobody loves him.

That's why I've never thought of retiring because I do it all the time whether on the stage or off. I found that in a precarious situation, a smile is the shortest distance between people. When one needs to reach out for sympathy or a link with people, what better way is there?

Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.