I Think In All Of The Arts

The Bottom Line Of Any Country Is: What Did We Contribute To The World? We Contributed Louis Armstrong.

More Than Anybody Else I’d Like To Thank Count Basie For Teaching Me How To Perform.

Regardless Of Religion Or Race Or Ethnic Background We Are All Human And We Are All On This Planet Together. So What Better Reason Do You Need To Not Tolerate Any Form Of Violence Against Another Human Being?

The Young People Look Great On Television. They’re Youthful And Have A Lot Of Zip And Energy, But When You See Them Live, They Can Only Do About 20 Minutes Because They Haven’t Got The Training To Hold An Audience For An Hour And A Half Or So.

I Am Very Much Inspired By The Great Masters Of Entertainment: Bob Hope, George Burns, Jimmy Durante - Who Never Thought About Retiring. When People Ask Me If I Plan To Retire, I Say, "retire To What? I Am Doing What I Love Best Right Now!"