I love doing things that may not be everybody else's cup of tea.
I was known as the entertainer, that's where I got my identity.
The first audition I ever went on, I was accompanied by my mother at
the instruction of my father. "You have to learn how to take rejection
if you really want to be an actor", he said. He had to eat his own
words. I got the job.
[on Sharon Gless, who was a young, unfamiliar actress, prior to signing up with Universal]: Sharon was touted as 'The New Talented Miss Thing.' You know the saying, 'You Light Up a Room,' her eyes twinkle, Sharon's eyes twinkle.