Dore Schary was then head of the studio and he wanted to change my name.

When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building.

Acting is something I love.

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

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

I worked at Mark Foy's during the day and studied drama at night.

I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.