Jamie Farr

I would like to do a nice comedy/drama feature with a good part, but nobody's asked me to do a film. Maybe it's because they don't know what to do with a guy in a dress.

I was the first man to put on a dress and play it straight. That was something very fresh. Still is.

I can't imagine that I will ever be on anything like 'M*A*S*H' again.

I was thrilled as a kid to point out my sister as she danced and sang on the stage, and she was pretty good artistically. She was a great inspiration to me. She was the one who sort of led me into show business.

It took me years to get out of the bargain basement. I always wanted to walk into a men's store and buy a cashmere sweater.

As a kid, I had to be funny.

You know what's nice about Montreal? Not only is it a beautiful city, but you have Cuban cigars.

The third year of MASH was when I realized I was a hit.

I did sketch comedy for years. I've always enjoyed it.

I certainly don't have any airs about myself.

Canadians send us great hockey players. You also send us wonderful performers, from the beginning, with Mary Pickford.

Canada has given us John Candy and Martin Short and Bill Shatner and Lord knows how many other wonderful performers.

If you want good sketches, go pick up Sid Caesar. The best of Your Show of Shows. That's the greatest sketch comedy you'll ever see on television.

Before 'M*A*SH*,' people in the industry didn't know what to do with this guy with the big nose.

Some people came up with story lines where Colonel Potter moves in with Klinger, and we become a 1950s' odd couple. I said, 'Come on, let's do something significant.'

The dresses I wore are in the Smithsonian now.

You can't explain why people are friends and why those friendships last, but there certainly is magic in it. It's just something that you treasure.

All the plays I do are comedies. I love listening to people laugh. I couldn't do the dramas like 'All My Sons.'

I don't think anybody is wanting to put me back on the air. But I'm certainly out there trying.

It's a difficult thing to overcome, but I've been quite fortunate. I haven't been out of work, literally, since 'M*A*S*H' went out of production.