I Think We Live In An Age

The Very Phrase 'oscar Night' Used To Accelerate My Pulse. For One Thing - Dating Myself - It Meant Bob Hope. He Always Had Good, Strong Jokes, That Faultless Delivery, And Always A New Joke About His Own Films' Failure - Once Again - To Be Honored.

Running My Show Is Really Like An Actor Being In Repertory But Where, In One Day In One Performance, You Do Scenes From A Drama, A Farce, A Low Comedy And A Tragedy.

Statistically, I'd Say Comedy Writers Are Perhaps The Sanest Category Of Show People. And Why Not? They Make Big Money, And Although It's Not An Easy Trade - Particularly When You're At Your Galley Oar Five Days A Week - It's Easier On The Nerves And The Psyche Than Living With The Brain-squeezing Pressure And Cares Of Being The Star.

If You Have A Relative Who's Lost Interest In Everything And Doesn't Get Out Of Bed, Who Doesn't Care For Things They Used To, Can't Imagine Anything That Would Give Them Any Pleasure, Don't Fool Around With It; Get Therapy, Get Help, Get Medication If That's Right For You, Or Talk Therapy, Or Something.

Being The Offspring Of English Teachers Is A Mixed Blessing. When The Film Star Says To You, On The Air, 'it Was A Perfect Script For She And I,' Inside Your Head You Hear, In The Sarcastic Voice Of Your Late Father, 'perfect For She, Eh? And Perfect For I, Also?'