So then you have to say to yourself: Do I want to be rich, or do I want to do good work?

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If it's boring, then it's tiring.

If it's boring, then it's tiring.

There was only so much television you could do.

There was only so much television you could do.

But the working I would always want to do.

But the working I would always want to do.

Well, they just don't know anything else except that one form of their business, acting,...

Well, they just don't know anything else except that one form of their business, acting,...

So whatever I might have started to learn at that age was all undone by...

So whatever I might have started to learn at that age was all undone by...

A lot of people like to run in plays because it's a nice, steady job.

A lot of people like to run in plays because it's a nice, steady job.

I remember Mr. Mayer very well. He sort of liked to be the father -...

I remember Mr. Mayer very well. He sort of liked to be the father -...

In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were...

In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were...

To me, the series was the end of the actor, when the series ended.

To me, the series was the end of the actor, when the series ended.

The studio didn't ask them to learn their trade, they just worked them, and when...

The studio didn't ask them to learn their trade, they just worked them, and when...

There was never any effort made out there to improve the artist.

There was never any effort made out there to improve the artist.

But I want to do good work, after this series.

But I want to do good work, after this series.

I would also like to act, once in a while, but not get up every...

I would also like to act, once in a while, but not get up every...

I just knew how to do the one thing I did, and whether I did...

I just knew how to do the one thing I did, and whether I did...

I never say too much about that in public interviews, because it disappoints the public...

I never say too much about that in public interviews, because it disappoints the public...

So I felt, well, I'll make the money and, with the money, do what I...

So I felt, well, I'll make the money and, with the money, do what I...

They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office,...

They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office,...

They had to start shaving my chin when I was 12 years old because light...

They had to start shaving my chin when I was 12 years old because light...

I hope this series is good work, but it is in the half-hour medium, which...

I hope this series is good work, but it is in the half-hour medium, which...

A nice, steady job I don't need that bad. I'm not that satisfied with it.

A nice, steady job I don't need that bad. I'm not that satisfied with it.