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M*A*S*H offered real characters and everybody identified with them because they had such soul. The humor was intelligent and it always assumed that you had an intellect.

Usually, comedy shows only influence other comedy shows. 'M*A*S*H' is one of the few comedies that influenced dramatic shows as well.

The thing that made 'M*A*S*H' so good was the fact that we did have those relationships off-camera and took them on-camera.

M*A*S*H' was a collection of people, in front of and behind the cameras, that really clicked.

I don't know if 'M*A*S*H' made me a better actor, but I know it made me a better human being.

I can't imagine that I will ever be on anything like 'M*A*S*H' again.

I hope they make a show like M*A*S*H, which dealt with a lot of difficult subject matter but was very funny.

The show that defined 'M*A*S*H' was the original interview episode with Clete Roberts. That was a way to look into these peoples' lives and investigate their situation, their feelings being away from home on an intimate level.

The hardest thing for me about making movies, and that included 'M*A*S*H' because it was made like a movie, was starting and stopping.

Yeah, there were a few years in the early nineties where I really began to hate what was valued as funny and just sort of what was valued in stand-up, period.