I came to New York late; I was already past 30

When I got this role, my daughter Molly said, 'Dad, you've come full circle.

The Emmy should be an ensemble award, too. I kept howling at everyone else's performances.

This whole thing about winning and losing is muddy waters. But I can remember, as a young actor, just walking around this city and not being able to get arrested.

I loved the gentlemanly way they treated each other. It was unlike anything I was used to. I started helping them strike the set and, at 11, began taking acting classes privately.

Joe Mantello is the uber director. I wrote him a card tonight saying basically, 'Will you adopt me?'

Carlos Castaneda always said, "If you're going to do something, do it impeccably."

I'd always had a crush on Teri Garr - and still do. I've always adored her. I mean, who doesn't think about Teri in Young Frankenstein? I mean, come on! It makes you talk in that accent for weeks.

In my life, I find that in sobriety, I feel much more. And I have much more depth.

Am I a star? That's a different thing. I mean no, I'm not in People magazine. But I must be doing something right, because I've done it for 50 years! And I like doing what I do.

I think your resources are feeling. Your resources are depth. Your resources are learning. Your resources are touching and feeling. And for me, sobriety helps and aids all of that.

One learns from books and example only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things.

Sometimes, all you can take are memoriesBut if you’re lucky enough to capture the moment, it lives forever, immortally fixed.

A great ancient poet was blind. A great classical composer was deaf. Many of us are dumb. What have we to show for it?

Baking is my business, and it will always come first.

If you only know one kriya, then share that. Just be humble, teach it. Every student is a teacher.

When I first came into this world, Elvis was already fat.

There are tons of things I'd love to do. I want to do comedy. It's not that I don't want to play a superhero, but I got to play Conan and Drogo.

When I open my eyes I must sigh, for what I see is contrary to my religion, and I must despise the world which does not know that music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

The perosn who doesn't make mistakes is unlikely to make anything.

Often the prudent, far from making their destinies, succumb to them. -Francois