Ronald Reagan wasn't qualified to be governor, let alone president.

There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified. In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California. Ronald Reagan wasn't qualified to be governor, let alone president. I was a vice president of the Screen Actors Guild when he was its president. My duties consisted of attending meetings and voting. The only thing I remember is that Ronnie never had an original thought and that we had to tell him what to say. That's no way to run a union, let along a state or a country.

Too many actors have run for office. There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified.

The only reason I'm an actor is that a lady pulled out of a parking space in front of a producer's office.

With the exception of my wife and children, there's nothing I value more than my Oklahoma heritage.

You put on a face for the public. The face isn't false; it's just another side of you. If it were false, you couldn't last. People want something real and natural, and if they catch you acting, you're dead. It has to look real. In order to look real, it has to be real, and I've always thought of the characters I've played as real people.

Ronald Reagan wasn't qualified to be governor, let alone president.