That's right, karate... made my whole body a weapon.

I don't know what to say. I've always been a prepared loser.

When you work with words, words are your work.

Mainly, I thought of Barney Fife as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're happy or sad. That's what I tried to do with Barney.

I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do.

My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing.

I don't think just funny is enough on Broadway.

I felt like a loser. I was unhappy as a child most of the time. We were terribly poor and I hated my size.

Mainly, I thought of Barney as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're happy or sad. That's what I tried to do with Barney.

The only words free of suspicious motives will be the ones I find in books.

School education will grant you a job. Development in life will grant you wise brain.

Disappointments should be cremated not embalmed.

I'm naturally quite lazy, and I actually think I'm lax about my career. None of my work defines who I am.

What child has a heart to sing in this capricious clime of ours, when spring comes sailing in from the sea, with wet and heavy cloud-sails and the misty pennon of the east-wind nailed to the mast.

Basically speaking, conducting is quite a healthy profession.

Working hard and appreciating the accomplishments that have come from that keeps me grounded.

The only thing I can't control is the spin in the press. And so if I know I can't control that, I have to let it go.

Falling in love isn't as easy as it seems when you've seen love crash and burn right in front of your eyes.

Complete garbage. It's like Garden State, but in outer space.