My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal.

My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal.

I remember just before going onto the soundstage, I'd look in my dressing room mirror and stretch myself to my full 5'5" or 5'6 whatever it was-to make me appear taller and to make me able to dominate all the others and to mow them down with my size.

I have not collected art. Art collected me. I never found paintings. They found me. I have never even owned a work of art. They owned me.

In those days I would go for an interview and find myself competing with this other chap who would always be younger and taller, and much handsomer than I.

The sitting around on the set is awful. But I always figure that’s what they pay me for. The acting I do for free.

I know I'm not much on face value, but when it comes to stage value, I'll deliver for you.