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

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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...

From that, I became very anxious to produce something of my own.

From that, I became very anxious to produce something of my own.

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 -...

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...

They kept me in short pants as long as they could, until they were shaving...

They kept me in short pants as long as they could, until they were shaving...

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

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

So I'm in that half-hour business where the most money is, so that eventually I...

So I'm in that half-hour business where the most money is, so that eventually I...

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

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

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.

There was only so much television you could do.

There was only so much television you could do.

So if I keep making mistakes on Broadway or tape or film, producing, directing or...

So if I keep making mistakes on Broadway or tape or film, producing, directing or...

People like Spencer Tracy held up because they had the background originally, but to this...

People like Spencer Tracy held up because they had the background originally, but to this...

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,...

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...

But the working I would always want to do.

But the working I would always want to do.

So then you have to say to yourself: Do I want to be rich, or...

So then you have to say to yourself: Do I want to be rich, or...

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.

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...