[on
Buddy Hackett] When I was collecting money to bury Lenny [
Lenny Bruce] I thought that Buddy would give us a lot. He didn't even answer the telegram. The people that Lenny used to make fun of, like
Milton Berle,
Jack Benny,
George Burns--they are the ones that gave money for the funeral. They all sent money. Buddy, I don't know, I never did find out . . . I think maybe when Lenny was loaded Buddy couldn't get him on the phone and maybe he took it more personally or something. I don't know