Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere.

Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck.

My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own.

I always wanted to tell stories and act.

I love to tell stories and this is my way of getting them down on paper.

I was an original member of the Actors' Studio.

My first Western was called The Magnificent Seven.