..they used to say only men liked the Stooges. My ex-wife was a HUGE fan, much more than me. I just enjoyed the absurdity.

I had never HEARD of Harold Lloyd until our local PBS station started playing his films years ago. I’m like ‘Who IS this guy?’ My parents remembered him, of course. Like Keaton, he did a lot of his own stunt work.

My ex also loved W.C. Fields, who was also brilliant. His loathing of children and pets made him a great curmudgeon. And let’s not forget Mae West!

Press: ‘Miss West, do you smoke after sex?’

Mae: ‘I don’t know, I’ve never looked…’