A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want to do that kind of thing.
I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.
I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste.
Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we'll likely not see another like him.
But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to the script.
I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third generation for me. And when kids that small recognize me, it really pleases me, very gratifying.
I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.
I don't think we've got much of a chance to tell you the truth. But our main problem is our audience skews a little older than most shows, and I don't think our people can stay up that late. I certainly can't.
I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.
I have four children and I have seven grandkids.
I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot about life from Carl.
I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.
I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old nightclub partner passed away, Phil Erickson down in Atlanta. He - I owe him everything. He put me in the business and taught me about everything I know.
I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show business. I didn't move in show business circles, particularly, still don't do it.
We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of the week and we'd our little show. Most of the ad- libbing happened during the week on the show.