Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts and simply I threw my idea out the window because the writing was just so good. |
Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and really get him mad. |
Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was the first time we won an Emmy, that the show won an Emmy. That was a big night. |
I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people. |
Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing. |
You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now. |
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. |
No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put me in the business, a guy from my home town, a dear friend who we just lost a couple of months ago. |
So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it with sex and violence. |
I never made a good movie. |
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 grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state. |
I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot about life from Carl. |
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. |