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

I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me.

I'm not doing my work for constant success.

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

So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started.

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

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.