Quotes

There have been several turning points in my life, but the most important one came the day I stepped before the cameras as Davy Crockett. The way I look at things, a man's life story isn't his alone, but it belongs to a lot of people who have influenced him and done things for him that he can never repay.

I guess you could call me plain. I don't go in for show. There isn't anything I want too much, except to be a good actor.

I left the business after 22 years. It was time to leave Hollywood. I came along at a time when I'm starting out with Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Sterling Hayden and Gregory Peck. Who needed a guy running around in a coonskin cap?

I'm six feet five. The real Crockett? Well, as nearly as I can make out, he was a little under six feet.