I was too dumb to know Opie was going to grow up to be a great Director, if so, boy, I would certainly have become his best friend..

It's good to be funny when you are a comedian..

It's not hard to tell we was poor - when you saw the toilet paper dryin' on the clothesline..

All this talkin' about eatin' is makin' me awful hungry. I'll have two chili burgers with an order of fries, onion rings and a chocolate milk shake. ….

It takes 10 million failures to find the right stuff..