Interview 6125 – Caption Index: 601
I told Mel Dodge, he said, “You better get Jerry Borin, “he runs a senior citizens center, are you crazy?… Read More
I told Mel Dodge, he said, “You better get Jerry Borin, “he runs a senior citizens center, are you crazy?… Read More
I said, “Mel,” because he always, Mel had to have his ideas, okay?… Read More
Yes, my family, you kidding me?… Read More
Myy wife and my children are important, just as important, but you know, you do things in life that you think, you don’t forget about them, but you do forget about them, and you just, the zoo is your life, that’s all. It’s that simple. It’s seven days a week,… Read More
“When’s the last time you saw your daughters, by the way,” the three girls I had, “cheerlead?… Read More
“When’s the last time you went on a vacation “with your family?” “When’s the,” he started to ask me saying, I said, “I don’t have to, Mel.” “oh yes, you have to, Jack. “I could be your father almost. “You’re going to start doing that. “You cannot do the TV… Read More
You know, there’s a question that I’ve really never been asked. I thought about that obviously, but I wasn’t thinking too much about it, I guess at the time, because what happened to me. Yes, the Letterman show started. I’m sorry, Good Morning America started, the Letterman show, I could… Read More
That’s when Mel Dodge, who was like, my dad, as I told you, he was on the board of the zoo, and there’s 17 members. And he said, “Jack, you need to come up with some person “that can come here and be the director of the zoo. “While we… Read More
I said, “I’ve worked so hard, Mel, to build this zoo, “you know, and it doesn’t have to be me, but I don’t, “I think I can do both.” “No you can’t Jack. Read More
But I’ve only done four of them in 30-something years of TV and that just my belief, all right?… Read More
Whether you like it or not, you know, that’s how I do things. Read More
How did, how did being on television and doing the shows that you did with Letterman and Good Morning, how did it affect you and your responsibilities as director of the zoo?… Read More
“You buy your own shirts?” I said, “Yes, I do.” “Are you crazy?” He almost choked on his Turkey. “How can you be doing that when, look at, “I have a huge company with my golf shirts, “and my golf clubs, you are not serious!… Read More
“Where is your brand?” I said, “I don’t know, brand, what brand?… Read More
“I eat Raisin Bran.” He said, “That’s not even funny. “You’re not, you gotta be kidding me. “I’m gonna have somebody call you.” And then I’m too old, this was six years ago. I don’t wanna do, you know, if somebody wants to brand something, call me up with something… Read More
“I’ve been getting them for 12 years now.” “Where in Australia?… Read More
“Oh yeah, hold it, Jack. Read More
“You get them in Australia? Are you kidding me?… Read More
I don’t know what word to use here ’cause it’s not a nice word, but you don’t want to become a person, aw, darn it. You know the word I’m looking for here. (indistinct) Yeah, but let’s say, you know the word, everybody watches this knows the word. The point… Read More
You probably, might even notice this shirt. My shirts and clothes, I bought by, Jack Nicholas is, we all know famous people, he’s a very dear friend, and he loves animals. Been a friend for years. I had dinner with about six years ago. We had Christmas dinner with him,… Read More