Because of the way I looked on the stage and screen, the public naturally assumed I felt hopeless and unloved in my personal life. Nothing could be farther from the fact. As long back as I can remember, I have considered myself a fabulously lucky man.

A comedian does funny things. A good comedian does things funny.

I don't act, anyway. The stuff is all injected as we go along. My pictures are made without script or written directions of any kind.

I gotta do some sad scenes. Why, I never tried to make anybody cry in my life! And I go 'round all the time dolled up in kippie clothes-wear everything but a c…

The Brick House was one of the toughest joints I ever played in ... Guys would drink and fight one another like circle saws. Bottles would come flying over the…

Vain are the beliefs and teachings that make man miserable, and false is the goodness that leads him into sorrow and despair, for it is man's purpose to be hap…

As I've gone through life, I've found that your chances for happiness are increased if you wind up doing something that is a reflection of what you loved most …