You See, My Father Was

Why Don't You Do The World A Favour. Pull Your Bottom Lip Up Over Your Head And Swallow.

I Always Had One Ear Offstage, Listening For The Call From The Bookie.

I Could Play A Cop, I Could Play A Crook, I Could Play A Lawyer, I Could Play A Dentist, I Could Play An Art Critic-i Could Play The Guy Next Door. I Am The Guy Next Door. I Could Play Catholic, Jewish, Protestant. As A Matter Of Fact, When I Did The Odd Couple, I Would Do It A Different Way Each Night. On Monday I'd Be Jewish, Tuesday Italian, Wednesday Irish-german-and I Would Mix Them Up. I Did That To Amuse Myself, And It Always Worked.

You See, My Father Was A Catholic Priest, Greek Orthodox, But I Think He Started Out As A Jew, Then He Became A Catholic Priest.

Every Actor Looks All His Life For A Part That Will Combine His Talents With His Personality... 'the Odd Couple' Was Mine. That Was The Plutonium I Needed. It All Started Happening After That.