My youngest uncle Randy and I were the first members of our entire family to ever go to college.

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So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I...

So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I...

No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was...

No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was...

I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and...

I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and...

I happened to happened to land in a time, in the middle '60s, that without...

I happened to happened to land in a time, in the middle '60s, that without...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

The arts have always been an important ingredient to the health of a nation, but...

The arts have always been an important ingredient to the health of a nation, but...

My grandmother had the most dramatic effect on my life because she set me in...

My grandmother had the most dramatic effect on my life because she set me in...

Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that...

Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that...

Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying...

Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying...

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good...

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good...

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should...

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should...

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not...

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not...

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he...

I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.