A biography for John Heardhasn’t been written yet.
“For 'The Trip To Bountiful,' I was worried about being too heavy, because I supposedly had just gotten out of the hospital.”
“Lauren Bacall, James Garner, and Jack Lemmon - they're all gone now, but I was so impressed by them.”
“If Martin Scorsese thinks you stink, you stink.”
“Television is fast and loose. You have two or three takes to get your part right, and if you have a problem, well, by the time you figure it out, everyone's moved on to the next scene. It's good training, keeps you on your toes.”
“Pauline Kael said that Rip Torn could get angrier faster than any other American actor: that he could go from zero to 10 in 1.8 seconds or something like that.”