"I told CBS, 'My career is going down the toilet, and you're pulling the chain.'" — Flip Wilson

It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.

I have the bug again. I'm expecting the response to seeing the show again on Nick to be very good, and this will set the groundwork for what I want to do.

Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.

Variety shows didn't disappear; it was the caliber of the artists, the classic vaudevillians that have passed on. They are gone, so there's a different caliber performer that's come along that hasn't had the time to work in the small clubs and get the experience.