"Intellectually I'd love to play Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire … Can't you just imagine me down in the streets yelling 'Stella! Stella!' God, the critics would have a lot of fun with that one." "I really liked Lassie, but that horse, Flicka, was a nasty animal with a terrible disposition. All the Flickas — all six of them — were awful." [On his roles as a child actor] "My whole life I've been trying to prove I'm not just yesterday." "I enjoyed being in movies when I was a boy. As a child you're not acting - you believe. Ah, if an adult could only act as a child does with that insane, playing-at-toy-soldiers concentration!" Reflecting on his fellow former child stars, c. 1976: "Compare us to your high school graduating class. You'll discover there is always a percentage of successes, and those who fall by the wayside to become alcoholics, dopers, or just plain losers. Sure there are the Bobby Driscolls - the tragedies - but don't forget the others: Elizabeth Taylor, Hayley Mills, Natalie Wood, Gene Reynolds, who's a successful producer, and so many others."