It was in 1969, and I thought, wow, you know, I really didn't want to do a TV series. You know, I had my own act, and I was performing in Vegas and doing all of these exciting things.
TV can be fairly rigid. I've done enough Network TV to know that it's fun but if I have to go somewhere every day maybe it's not the most satisfying [job].
I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment.
The theater commitment is hard, especially in conjunction with a television commitment. That's a big, long commitment.
I think television is a big commitment, so it has to be something that you're really excited about and something that you want to potentially commit a lot of time to.
I was in 'Goodwin Games,' which was canceled, and a few other things, so I kind of swore off television unless I was writing or producing it.
Coming back into television, I was very, very wary about committing to anything that could potentially take a long time. I don't mind movies, but I was nervous of television.
There is no point in appearing in just a few episodes. If I do a show on television, it won't be for a few episodes only.
I did have to turn down things in the past, which I was upset about sometimes, but I understood I was part of 'Strictly Come Dancing.'
I will never leave television.
