Whenever I get a free day, I drive up to some part of California that looks promising on the map.

Friends, near or far, are important to us. All of ours have an awareness of other persons' feelings, a courtesy that's inevitable. When I find that consideration in a fan, I'm immediately impressed.

True friendships don't fade in Hollywood, as so many myths about show business would have you insist.

I want my children to live in the country, to be a part of nature.

That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera.

I met Cynthia when I was 12, proposed at 16, became engaged at 17, married her at 19 and we had a baby when I was 20. If extra work could pay for a lot of diapers, that was for me.

Instead, most colleges are studies in obsolescence.