Popularity is the pocket change of history. The true measure is courage. There will never be another Charlton Heston.

The Westerns I like aren't really comedies. I'm drawn to the scope of them and the land as a central character.

Stand up and pledge with me: A government of the United States is not on the auction block. And America is not for sale!

The two things that will defeat a lot of young actors are fear of failure and lack of preparation. With acting, I didn't have a problem with either one - but somehow I didn't equate either one of them to the academic world.

I praise CBS for taking a risk, which is always the price you pay for opportunity. This is not standard movie of the week storytelling. I think movies of the week have fallen into a niche and that isn't my niche

At my age, turning gray is kind of a blessing, where it softens all of the other horrible things it does to you, but it is what it is.

It is scary for an actor when you get hired as a lead. No matter what the plot is, it is your job to do something interesting enough to make them want to get inside the lead character's head.