I have an ulcer. It has an IQ of 185.

Food was a constant topic of conversation in our household.

Someday I'm going to go onstage in a dress if I want to.

If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death.

I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if I can make people laugh, I'm making a more important contribution.

My sisters said, Why do you make those faces? You make yourself so ugly.

The dining room in my old house was truly magnificent, but by far the worst room for conversation. I'd get up from the table, a very long table, and somebody would always say, Paul, I never got to talk to you.

I have this beautiful antique silver wine decanter that I bought at an auction. I always pour wine from that.

I can't even get three weeks off to have cosmetic surgery.

I don't understand why people don't remember my name.

An actor shouldn't undergo psychoanalysis, because there are a lot of things you're better off not knowing.

My table seats eight, so that's my maximum. Having a small number of guests is the only way to generate good conversation. Besides, your whole house doesn't get wrecked that way.

My dad was a ham, too. He could sell those women anything. Of all his sons, I was the only one he could trust to sell as well as he could. I was proud of that.

Learning lines is on my mind until I do know them. I'll read the paper or paint the house to keep from starting to memorize. I've never found an easy way.

I have an ulcer. It has an IQ of 185.

The doctor's name was Sylvia. I told her she'd have a problem with me because Sylvia was my mother's name.

If I hadn't become a celebrity, I'd probably be an alcoholic.

A room is like a stage. If you see it without lighting, it can be the coldest place in the world.

It was the worst moment of my life. The producer came up and talked me back into going on stage.

A closet full of wire hangers can be the most dangerous place in the world.

Politicians... talk in generalities and lies, and I think they've caused all our grief. They're so awful, they're really funny. I hate thinking this because my dad loved politics.

I wish I had the nerve not to tip.

I don't know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he's funny, and I prefer it to be a mystery to me.

I sang in the choir for years, even though my family belonged to another church.

I may find something that looks interesting and then go on to alter the recipe by adding spices, things of my own. I also look for time-saving recipes, dishes that can be prepared ahead and stored.

If I'm not working, I don't know what to do.

When I said I didn't have a cent, I didn't. I used to get annoyed with people who said they were broke when they had five dollars.

Sandwiches are wonderful. You don't need a spoon or a plate!

I was obsessed with being rich and famous.

My following is straight. I'm so glad.

Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable.

I'm Liberace without a piano.

I laughed all the way through Love Story.

The whole romantic part of my life was a wipeout. I didn't even own a belt.

I often go on a liquid fast a couple of days a week. I never take just water. Instead, I'll have maybe six glasses of vegetable and fruit juices a day.

My father was adamant in his disapproval of my interest in show business.

Mothers don't want to pinch me or put me in their purse.

My kitchen is not a place to live in. I made it white so I can tell instantly if it's not clean-and I like it clean enough to be able to eat off the floors-or the tables, for that matter.

I think basically an actor is a salesman.

I don't always prepare such rich meals. Sometimes I'll just serve a simple quiche, salad and dessert for dinner. During the week I try to eat lightly.

The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.

The world produces enough food for everyone. Why are one billion people going hungry?

The previous year it had taken England all their time to beat the full German team in an international and I had taken with me the programme from that match.

Sometimes getting what you want means letting go of what you have.

The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz.

You only exist because of the agreements you made with yourself and with the other humans around you.

That's the thing about leaks: sometimes they aren't misinterpreted or false.

The problem with striving for the best, is that there will be always better than the best.

John F. Kennedy was the victim of the hate that was a part of our country. It is a disease that occupies the minds of the few but brings danger to the many.