And that was then buttressed by that tremendous energy that he had and an intelligence that was quite different to Maxwell Smart. |
Don in person was anything but bumbling. |
He had this prodigious energy, so as an actor working with him it was like being plugged into an electric current. He would start, and a scene would just take off, and you were there for the ride. It was great fun acting with him. |
He had this prodigious energy. Working with him it was like being plugged into an electric current, |
He would start and a scene would just take off and you were there for the ride. |
His family and of course all the fans somehow feel that those icons like Don will be there forever. |
I think he was very very proud of Get Smart , I think he really saw it as the highlight of his career - as he well should have. |
I wanted to meet people who were outside the business. In Los Angeles, when you're successful in some way, you kind of forget the rest of the world. Here, there are doctors, lawyers, psychiatrists, a lot of other worlds. And I wanted to live among people more. I live in this old house with other people. I like going downstairs and saying hello to the doorman next door. |
I'd like to meet a lovely man who shares my interests. On the other hand, I possibly will not. It's part of the hand you're dealt. It's a challenge-and I'm not atypical. |
I'm not saying that there's anything better than mated bliss at its best, but I'm saying that living alone is as good in its own way. But we haven't quite given ourselves permission to recognize that. |
I've always supported myself. I like the sense of knowing exactly where I stand financially, but there is a side of me that longs for a knight in shining armor. |
It's very sad, it's sad for many, many people, |
Marriage takes work, but so does living alone. One of the things you have to work at is to have enough human resources and to plan ahead... be willing to take responsibility for making the arrangements and building the bridges. People will walk across the bridge to you, but they probably won't build the bridge, and once you accept that, then you can have a very full life. |
People are born with comedy timing, it's very hard to learn and he was just naturally gifted in that regard, |
The last time I saw Don he was so fragile, |