Michael B. Druxman, a close friend, said he was famed for his sense of humor. He
recalled him wearing his lizard costume while driving home from the
studio after filming his role as a friendly reptilian alien in
लास्ट स्टारफाइटर (1984).
[1988 interview] I'm not excessively "theater" or excessively an actor, but if I stay away for more than six months, I get edgy. I like to work and I don't really see a time when I would retire.