Citations

[In testimony before HUAC] "I am not a dupe, a dope, or a moe, or a schmoe."

[on his appearing as a regular in the television series Pour l'amour du risque (1979)] "I'm in a television program that is always among the top 20, that's shown in 67 countries in the world, helping lobotomize the entire world".

[Asking the House Un-American Activities Committee to turn off the television cameras and the lighting needed for them to function] "I am a professional performer and I only appear on TV for entertainment or for philanthropic organizations, and I consider this a very serious matter that doesn't fit into either category."

[After being Blacklisted] I was an angry old man and now I'm a furious old one.