“TV's been good to me.” — Vicki Lawrence

There's nobody telling Oprah what to do. There's no one telling David Letterman what he can and can't do. You've got to have 100 percent support from everybody who's behind the show, across the board.

I think I'm pretty average. Typical.

Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?

I love to cook. I'm a sailor. And I was the eighth-grade ping-pong champion.