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…

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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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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 have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 never made a good movie.

I never made a good movie.

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

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

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...