So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was working after school and weekends. I did the news; I did everything. I did - played records.

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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...

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane...

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane...

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put...

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put...

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.

We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of...

We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of...

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...

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'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.

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.

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 think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old...

I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old...

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.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and...

Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and...

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...

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.