I had to decide if I wanted to be a singer or an actor. I was always singing. I thought if I could be an actor, I could do all of it.

I could have been a writer.

I know I've got the ability to bring a sense of menace to the screen. I have that specific competence, and it's generally kept me working.

To put it mildly, I was just a very late bloomer.

It's just so frustrating when you're in a supporting role because you only get to express a part of yourself.

I liked 'Repo Man.' Satire.

I've avoided success artfully.

Study up on the Eastern religions. They're the only ones that are realistic. There's no answer, see.

Fame in itself is, you know... It involves a whole discussion on just that word, 'fame.' It's a power; it's another degree of power, to be famous. I think it's obvious: you have more influence the more well-known you are. And, hopefully, it's righteously used.

I sang barber shop harmony and sort of got into performing. And it just came naturally. Then, when I was in college after the war, I did a play, 'Pygmalion,' by George Bernard Shaw. And from then on, I knew that's what I wanted to do.