"The star thing is over. I've knocked around quite a bit in the past few years and now I'm just another actor looking for work. Acting is what I know and what I do best...I'm trying to find a new niche...something to help erase that bland image the studios gave me in the Fifties. I'm looking for roles that will establish me as a more mature actor." - in a 1971 interview "It's like the French Riveria without the French. I thank God everyday I'm able to be there." (commecting on his love for Montecito, California).