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.

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A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want...

A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want...

I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third...

I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third...

Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was...

Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was...

So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.

So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.

You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.

You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show...

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show...

So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it...

So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it...

Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and...

Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and...

No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and...

No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and...

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise...

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise...

So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was...

So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was...

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and...

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and...

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.

I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.

I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so...

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so...

But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to...

But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to...

I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste.

I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste.

I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot...

I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot...