Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right, ... And he goes about seeing that things turn out that way with, of course, a lot of people suffering along the way.

Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right. And he goes about seeing that things turn out that way -- with, of course, a lot of people suffering along the way.

It is a very sad time and a big loss for me personally.

We went right up to the top and stayed there for the first six years when Dennis was on. Those were our highest-rated years. Dennis and I became over the years fast friends and stayed friends through the last 50 years.

It is a very sad time and a big loss for me personally. He provided comic relief but was also a real person doing things that were very important to the show.

I feel I was the luckiest guy in the world to be part of this show,