- [asked what accomplishment he is proudest of] My three sons.
- [on working with Robert Zemeckis on Used Cars (1980)] That kid couldn't direct traffic.
- [on his most famous role, Grandpa Munster] The role of Grandpa is not complicated because you're wearing odd makeup or bizarre costumes. That's not what complicates a role. What makes Grandpa a little odd is the fact that he had no prototype. When I approached this role, I knew that whatever I was doing was original. So no director could say to me, "Listen, remember how he did it, this is how I want it done." I worked very hard creating that character. I made those lines work. The walk and the posture all fit the character. As to the character itself, you might say that Grandpa was a kind of Dracula-type Major Hoople.
- [asked about being typecast as Grandpa Munster] Why would I mind? It pays my mortgage.
- [about why The Munsters was a success] I've thought about it. I never saw the show, of course I've done it, I never saw it. It didn't date itself in the sense of topical humor. It was about a family, although obviously an off-the-wall family, it was perfectly cast.
- [about the success of The Munsters] It's never been out of syndication in the United States, as you and I here are sitting, it's running in 41 countries of the world in their respective language.
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