America Is A Country Of Excess.

I Guess The Story That Best Defines Us [with Bud Yorkin] And Our Relationship Goes Back To The [dean] Martin And [jerry] Lewis Show. The Four Stage Managers On That Show Became Major Tv Creators And Directors - John Rich, Jack Smight, Arthur Penn And Bud Yorkin.

Nobody Doubts My Partisanship, But A Lot Of The Activity Is Nonpartisan.

The People Responsible For The Dollars That Will Buy The Sex And Violence So Many Deplore, Don't Even Know What's Going - Well, Of Course They Know. But They're Comfortably Ensconced In Their Country Clubs And Churches, And Very Far Removed From The Decisions That Are Made On Their Behalf.

I Think What's Dangerous Is 24 Hours A Day, 335 Channels, Or Whatever The Hell There Is. Too Much Is Too Much.

I Started By Writing, With My Partner Ed Simmons, A Monologue For Danny Thomas, That He Performed At Ciro's Nightclub In Los Angeles.