(On people comparing him to "Oscar Madison" from "The Odd Couple" (1970)): People think I`m like Oscar. When they find out I`m not, they seem disappointed.
(On his show "Quincy M.E." (1976)): We were the first CSI. All these other shows just took what we did and made it bloodier and sexier. Our show was actually about something, we had a message and a moral. You can`t compare gold to tin foil. I was a one man CSI.
(On attending rival and decades old enemy Norman Fell`s funeral): Best funeral I`ve ever been to. I`ve never laughed so hard in years. I had the time of my life.
(On his dear friend Tony Randall): The best friend a man could ever have. I loved him dearly. He was a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. I will miss him for the rest of my days.