Walter Matthau Made All The Big Money

For 50 Years, Acting Was The Reason I Got Up In The Morning.

Suddenly It Was Gone. I'd Lost More Than My Voice And My Career. I'd Lost My Best Friend.

I Was At The Pinnacle Of My Career One Day And The Next Day I Was Put Out To Pasture. I Felt Like A Race Horse With A Broken Leg.

Walter Matthau Made All The Big Money And He Was Wonderful As Oscar Madison On The Stage. You Couldn't Beat Him. I Know Because I Replaced Him On Broadway. He Was Just Delightful.

Fred Silverman, The Head Of Abc, He Offered Me A Lot Of Comedy Series But I Told Him I'd Already Been The Best Comedy Series Around, "the Odd Couple," And So When He Saw That I Did Quincy He Called My Agent And Said, Jack Turns Me Down? All My Good Series And He Ends Up Playing An Undertaker." And This Was The Head Of Abc Series.