I was in love with this character of Ray Krebbs. I wanted the part badly. I had done several Western films in my career at that point and there wasn't much opportunity then to play Western roles on television at that time.

Despite what people think of cowboys, they take pride in how they look, and that look is important to them.

I had a traditional interview based on a phone call from an agent. He says there's a show and they would like to see you and its called Dallas. With very little knowledge I go over to this meeting at Warner Brothers.

I came in thinking about Bobby Ewing, but I love this Ray Krebbs role.

If you stay in this business long enough, you're liable to hit it big.

One thing that took a while to really adjust to was, you do it for the the art, for the money, for being together and having a good time, but you do it for all those people out there who really care about the show. We are now talking about a show we did over 20 years ago.

My focus is that firearms are handled safely and that we can continue to enjoy them here in North America.