A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want to do that kind of thing.

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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...

Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.

Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

I never made a good movie.

I never made a good movie.

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.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're...

I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're...

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...

I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.

I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.