Occupation: Actor Birth: December 26, 1927 Death: May 9, 2004
Let's face it: It's difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom..
I had a sympathetic role in 'thirtysomething,' and in two weeks I'm going to do the role again. But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It's much….
One thing I've never said in my whole life is, 'Let's have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.'.
My favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating..
That's the great thing about New Year's, you get to be a year older. For me, that wasn't such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time….
I always plan dinner first thing in the morning. That's the only way I can get through the day, having a specific meal to look forward to at night..
When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked ….
I'm only... I'm only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I'm a... I'm just screaming all over the place with joy..
My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn't let him cut my nails..
Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom..
My father was a dreamer - my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady's handbags, an old socialist-unionist who always considere….
If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something..
If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny..
I was a high school throw-out..
My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins..
I don't mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special..
My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn't know we were poor until I started giving interviews..
My son says I never tell stories about anyone who's living..
And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody? You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them..
There's nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust..
Modesty is not one of my virtues..