You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to…

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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...

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...

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it...

Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it...

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...

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

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

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...

My grandmother though, began to prepare in her own neurotic - and I think psychotic...

My grandmother though, began to prepare in her own neurotic - and I think psychotic...

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 think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance,...

I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance,...

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...

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...

Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to...

Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to...

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...

We children learned responsibility automatically.

We children learned responsibility automatically.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

So in my sophomore year, I took a senior anatomy class. I thought anatomy -...

So in my sophomore year, I took a senior anatomy class. I thought anatomy -...

You don't build a bond without being present.

You don't build a bond without being present.

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

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...