But I did a lot of boxing and I was captain of an Australian surf club.

To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer.

Acting doesn't suffice.

I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.

I am proud to be an actor.

The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful at others.

I was one of the first of the uglies. Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter... were very pretty fellows, and that was the trend. I was one of the first of the uglies to get lucky.