Once A Man Has Some

When I Used To Be A Contract Player In 1954 At Universal, I Wasn't Getting Good Roles. I Was Getting One-liners, And Then I'd Be Gone. But I'd Hang Around; I'd Watch Guys. And When I Had Days Off, Which Was Most Days, I'd Go Down And Watch Other Sets While They Were Shooting. Watch Joan Crawford Or Whomever. Just Watch How They Worked And How The Director Handled Them. I Didn't Know Anything About Making Movies, And There's A Lot To Learn.

A Talented Executive Would Be Somebody Who Knows How To Surround Themselves With A Lot Of People That Will Make Him Look Good. You Could Say That About A Politician Or You Could Say That About A Head Of A Major Corporation Or What Have You. The People You Surround Yourself With It's Very Important.

People Love Westerns Worldwide. There's Something Fantasy-like About An Individual Fighting The Elements. Or Even Bad Guys And The Elements. It's A Simpler Time. There's No Organized Laws And Stuff.

My Old Drama Coach Used To Say, 'don't Just Do Something, Stand There.' Gary Cooper Wasn't Afraid To Do Nothing.

In Recent Times It Just Seems That Women Have Been Relegated To Either Romantic Roles Or Fluff Pieces. So The Appeal, For Me, Is To Make A Picture About A Real Woman.