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

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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 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,...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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

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

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 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...

There was only so much television you could do.

There was only so much television you could do.

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...

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...

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...