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Longevity In My Family's Been Pretty Good. And My Grandparents Were Pretty Spry At Their Age, So I Figured I'd Probably Stay Skinny And Fairly Agile. I Used To Do Old Men All The Time In Sketches. And There Used To Be An Organization Called The Gray Panthers. And They Would Send Me, Oh, Terrible Letters About Making Fun Of Old People. And I Would Just Always Say, "i'm Playing The Old Person I Intend To Become!"

I Think There's Kind Of A Wave Of Nostalgia Going On Right At The Moment. You Know, People Recall An Earlier Time, Which They See As A Better Time. And I Think We Just Kind Of Evoke Good Thoughts When They Look At Us. That's The Feeling I Get.

I Would Love To See Carl Reiner Working In The Arena Today. He Did Some Marvelous Things On Our Show In The Early '60s When It Was A Little Edgy. We Did Shows About Blacks, A Couple, Three Of Those. Some Thought-provoking Stuff.

The Most Important Thing For Old Guys Is Never Start Going Down The Stairs Sideways.

I Watch 'al Jazeera.' They Have News That You Can't Find Anywhere Else. They Do Great Documentaries, Too.