I didn't know if it was an earthquake, I didn't know if it was a bomb. I came downstairs, and there's a car in the house and a kid in the house. |
I liked Hopalong Cassidy and Buck Jones. |
I really didn't study much formally. I studied some at Paramount, even less at Universal. |
I seldom ever missed a Gary Cooper picture if I could manage to see it. |
I started to figure out what was the best thing I had to offer. I decided on my size. |
I started working when I was nine. |
I think you always have regrets. |
I was actually born in Hartford, a little Mississippi River town and raised in nearby Alton. |
I was going to take my scooter, pack a few clothes and food, and scooter all the way down to California. |
I'd get out of school at three o'clock, and at four o'clock I would go to work in a steel foundry for an eight hour shift. |
I'd go to the carnivals and circuses and get various jobs. I'd either carry water, set up milk bottles, or bring back the baseballs. |
I've always had the greatest respect for Chuck Heston. He's not only a very fine actor, he's a very good human being. |
It was fun. I didn't think the dogs could go that fast. |
It's a funny thing about westerns. For a while nobody would do a western. |
It's an end of an era, and now you have guys who don't know who Clint Walker and lots of others are. And many don't even know about the business of making pictures. |