Quotes

[Describing his famous older brother] "Dick has always been kind of a private guy. He has a wonderful personality and he's great to talk to, but it's hard to really get close to him. Dick's a loner."

(On the demise of his long-running sitcom Coach (1989)): "I was ready to move on and try some other things. But I had mixed feelings: I hated to leave the set; but after a while, you run out of stories".

To me, life is like a soap opera. I love tuning in every day to see what's going to happen next.

[on the script for the pilot of L'île aux naufragés (1964)] It was the worst thing I have ever read in my life.

[on working on 'My Mother, the Car']: It was a nightmare doing that show. It was really a nightmare, 'cause Ann Sothern, who did the voice (of the car), I never met her. I never, ever met her, so I had to talk to the producer's clothing salesman, who did the voice for me.