The Character Is A Piece Of Fiction.

So Many Of Our Dreams At First Seem Impossible, Then They Seem Improbable, And Then, When We Summon The Will, They Soon Become Inevitable.

My Father Is An Intellectual And Physical Man, Which Is A Rather Unusual Combination. He's Great. As He Brought Up Me And My Brothers And Sisters, He Ingrained In Us That Your Appearance Is Not Your Responsibility, Other Than That You Should Not Be A Slob.

Every Scientist Should Remove The Word 'impossible' From Their Lexicon.

It Never Occurred To Me That I Was A Leading Man Until I Was 19 Years Old. I Had Been Acting Since I Was 10, So That's Nine Years And 30 Or 40 Plays, In School And Summer Stock, Professional Theater, Too.

Having That College-town Atmosphere With A Live Repertory Company Available Was A Real Gift. I Found Myself Gravitating Toward The Theater From About The Age Of Nine. I Guess It Was The Environment That Got Me Started.