I Learned Denial From My Mother. I

All The Things That Happen To People In The Industry Today, The Actors, What They Have To Put Up With, All The People Wanting To Know Every Single Moment Of Their Lives - I Think It's Really Sad.

I Was A Major Fan Of People In The Industry, I Was A Major Movie Fan And I Was Just Thrown Into It. I Was Never A Gregarious Kind Of A Young Man. I Was Very Frightened. It Was Difficult To Divorce Myself From Myself.

I Learned Denial From My Mother. I Just Never Confronted Things And If Anybody Did, I Just Would Go Crazy.

Once In A While A Good Opportunity Would Come Along, Like The First 'playhouse 90 Ever To Air - Working In Television Afforded Me My Best Opportunities. The (film) Industry Was Going Through Such Turmoil At The Time - Studios Didn't Know Where To Go Anymore, They Were Falling Apart, Television Was There. They Didn't Know What Kind Of Films People Wanted. The European Films Were Making A Huge Impact Because Those Films Wanted Real People In Real Situations.

I Knew Jimmy Dean. He Tested For 'battle Cry'. Paul Newman Tested For 'battle Cry'. I Did Nine Tests To Finally Get That Role.