I don`t know of any other creature on earth other than man that will sit in a corner and cry because of some painful experience in the past.

I didn`t have a childhood.

I`m in semi-retirement, but what am I going to retire to? I don`t ride horses, I don`t golf anymore. I shoot a game of pool every now and then.

Thanks to the Japanese and Geronimo, John Wayne became a millionaire.

A lot happens in 20 years.

You may have heard that back in the States there are some people who are smoking grass. I don`t know how you feel, but it`s sure easier than cutting the stuff.

I began in an era where four-letter words were not allowed.

It`s been a career filled with very low valleys and some wonderful, high peaks.

I`m awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable.

The idea of a Japanese comedian was not only a rarity, it was non-existent.

I`ve been working on my autobiography, just pecking away in longhand. The more you write, the more you remember. The more you remember, the more detail you recall. It`s not all pleasant!

Hip Nip just sounds groovy. A drummer laid it on me.