Hollywood can be brutal, inhuman, the opposite of what the theatre is, and I had little desire to be part of it.

I'm happy about who and what I am - and I can't wait to find out who I'll be tomorrow.

I really felt that 'Three's Company' was a gift. When it ended, I had money in the bank and had the luxury to pursue a life that meant something, to learn and discover.

Shirley MacLaine once said that she didn't want to be a big star, just a long star. That's what I want too.

Does it bother me that I'm attached to 'Three's Company' 30 years after? Not at all. All we were trying to do was be funny. How can I complain? That's all I wanted to do.

When you decide you're going to join a project, it's all about the gift you're giving the audience.

I started on the stage when I was 13 and I consider the stage my home.

Every once in a while in an actor's life, a cast comes together.

People call me and ask me for advice all the time. On an elevator they tell me their problems. I think it's in part because I'm Italian so I'm emotionally available and I have a friendly persona.

That faith be analyzable does not necessarily imply a method for getting by without it. . . .

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.

A house made of ice in the middle of desert! And that house is the house of lies!

Man cannot remake himself without suffering for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

There seems to be no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze humor. It seems to worry them.

If Charlie Parker were a Gunslinger, There'd be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats

Health is a good thing; but sickness is far better, if it leads us to God.

Perhaps nothing is so fraught with significance as the human hand.

When the goal of political action is no longer the defense of liberty, no word other than demagoguery can describe the despicable nature of politics.

The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose . to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.