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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,' to me, was about something. It had value beyond the laughs.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

As actors, we went where we wanted to, and the camera followed us: it was like having another person in the room. There was no formal structure to the process. It was very liberating.

First, the newcomers are eager to come in front of the camera, and later they are like, 'No, sorry, sorry, no pictures'. What is this? I say fame is a very dangerous and bitter thing.