I Guess People Wonder If I'm The

I Missed So Many Opportunities Along The Way To Do What I Wanted To Do Because I Didn't Have The Confidence To Tell Myself, Much Less Anybody Else, 'yes, This Is The Business I Wanted To Be A Part Of, And Not Feeling That I Had The Talent... And Letting It Go All The Way Through Notre Dame And Then Through Two Years Of Navy Service.

You Know, I Never Knew If I Had Any Talent When I Started In This Business. My First Job Was Being A Page At The Tonight Show. I Saw Jack Paar Come Out One Night And Sit On The Edge Of His Desk And Talk About What Hed Done The Night Before. I Thought, I Can Do That! I Used To Do That On A Street Corner In The Bronx With All My Buddies.

I've Worked For 55 Years. I'm Going To Take A Little Time Off, To Tell You The Truth. It's Just That Now In The Last Couple Of Weeks, Gelman Is Pouring It On. 'farewell To Regis!' It's Getting Embarrassing.

More People Should Use Their Library.

I Plan On Getting Out There And Mixing With The Crowd. I Want To Show Everyone What Happens In Times Square Not From A Distance, But From Right There In The Crowd.