At 17, I dreamed of seeing the world. At 19, I had been around the world and back.

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Everywhere I go in the world, people know me and recognise me and really show...

Everywhere I go in the world, people know me and recognise me and really show...

For instance, I always have one hanging in Budapest in the mayors office.

For instance, I always have one hanging in Budapest in the mayors office.

My whole world before I joined the Navy was my neighborhood in the Bronx.

My whole world before I joined the Navy was my neighborhood in the Bronx.

Its not age as much as the experiences I have had.

Its not age as much as the experiences I have had.

I've just opened a show in Florida, although I also have many pieces on display...

I've just opened a show in Florida, although I also have many pieces on display...

I can't sit around and wait for the telephone to ring.

I can't sit around and wait for the telephone to ring.

I like Vegas for its spontaneity.

I like Vegas for its spontaneity.

While you're doing it, you don't really know what you're doing.

While you're doing it, you don't really know what you're doing.

They gave me away as a prize once - a Win Tony Curtis For A...

They gave me away as a prize once - a Win Tony Curtis For A...

The service meant so much to me. You don't know privileged I feel and how...

The service meant so much to me. You don't know privileged I feel and how...

I want the public to know that it will be an honor for me to...

I want the public to know that it will be an honor for me to...

I enlisted when I was a boy. The Navy looked after me like my mother....

I enlisted when I was a boy. The Navy looked after me like my mother....

Even on a personal note, my dressing table downstairs is crowded with things, like a...

Even on a personal note, my dressing table downstairs is crowded with things, like a...

The movie business is very twisted, out of site, out of mind, you know.

The movie business is very twisted, out of site, out of mind, you know.

Yes I'm still working, but my life's no longer filled with it.

Yes I'm still working, but my life's no longer filled with it.

I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service...

I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service...

I enjoy being recognized whatever environment I'm in.

I enjoy being recognized whatever environment I'm in.

Painting is much more than therapy to me its a way of life.

Painting is much more than therapy to me its a way of life.

I wouldn't be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife.

I wouldn't be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife.

But my longevity is due to my good timing.

But my longevity is due to my good timing.