I have no regrets, except perhaps one: I should have tried harder to be a better actor.

I always felt so much more comfortable in the Western. The minute I got a horse and a hat and a pair of boots on, I felt easier. I didn't feel like I was an actor anymore. I felt like I was the guy out there doing it.

I have no regrets, except perhaps one: I should have tried harder to be a better actor.

People say I'm a one-note actor, but the way I figure it, those other guys are just looking for that one right note.

My first business deal was with my mother. I invested in chickens. I sold the eggs to my mother.

Duke Wayne played a mean guy but never an anti-hero.

After 87 pictures in 47 years, I knew when to quit.