In my own mind, I'm not sure that acting is something for a grown man to be doing. [From TV Guide]: When a horse learns to buy martinis, I'll learn to like horses. I don't believe in that phony hero stuff. If I hadn't made it as an actor, I might have wound up a hood. There's something about my shaggy-dog eyes that makes people think I'm good. When I believe in something, I fight like hell for it. Sometimes kids ask me what a pro is. I just point to the Duke. I live for myself and I answer to nobody. Stardom equals freedom. It's the only equation that matters. I just want the pine trees and my kids and the green grass. I want to get rich and fat and watch my children grow. An actor is a puppet, manipulated by a dozen other people. Auto racing has dignity. But you need the same absolute concentration. You have to reach inside yourself and bring forth a lot of broken glass. Stardom equals financial success, and financial success equals security. I've spent too much of my life feeling insecure. I really don't like to act. At the beginning, back in '51, I had to force myself to stick with it. I was real uncomfortable, real uncomfortable.