It's funny, but when I arrived in California to start college I was much more interested in becoming a surfer and cruise along in life from one beach to the next. I didn't plan out any huge career for myself.

I'm a fan myself, so when a fan does something that might be strange, I understand it.

There's something about the Oscar that gives you sort of stripes where you feel you can dare to walk into a studio like Universal and say, "Hey guys, how about an idea of me playing the wolf man?"

I think that the Oscar gives you some kind of guts or something, it gives you the illusion that you can do it. It's good for business.

When you start to become a movie star it's easy to believe that you are Superman. That can fool you. That's why I prefer not to pay much attention to fame.

I don't think I could be a foot soldier. I don't know if I could take orders too good. I'm a little lazy.

I guess I rooted for the Creature from the Black Lagoon.