Lorne Greene

“A detective story is just the premise for conflict, as a Western is.”

“I've never gotten into a heated argument with people. Heat diffuses reason.”

“The average American husband has relinquished his responsibility as head of his household. Though the wife is partly at fault, he is mostly to blame. I'm not suggesting that women should return to the subservient position before their emancipation when they were virtually slaves of their husbands. But freedom for women can be overdone.”

“My feeling is that no series should run over five years, but I'm glad that 'Bonanza' went as long as it did. I do resent the fact that in the last year, the network switched us from our old slot on Sunday nights to Tuesdays without much of a promotional campaign.”

“The only way we can reduce the number of these endangered species is to improve and provide additional habitat where they can live and reproduce.”

“I never had even been on a horse and I thought guns were for the police until 'Bonanza' came along.”

“I received a considerable personal response to my part in 'Roots.'”

“We used our brains to create and program them, and now we have to continue to use our brains to prevent computers from taking over our lives.”

“The Smothers Brothers have a good show, bul CBS is going to have to spend an awful lot of money to keep it going with top guest stars. A variety show is very expensive.”

“I believe in reasoned debate.”

“I feel energetic when I'm working.”

“The Cartwrights happen to be a family that other families want to be like.”

“A character in a TV series tends to grow and take shape as you go along.”

“Getting old doesn't frighten me. But I've got to take care of myself.”

“When I get a letter that says, 'I'm 18 and have always been attracted to older men,' then it usually means that girl has no father.”

“I think one of the worst things to ever happen to American man is that he was told he was going to retire at age 65.”

“I was typecast in 'Bonanza.' NBC officials - didn't realize this for about a year - had seen me in a 'Wagon Train' as a patriarch with a son. So when we started 'Bonanza,' they had me playing the father as a 65- year-old.”

“In 'Battlestar' I'm the military and spiritual leader as well as a father. As a military commander I can treat Apollo only as I treat everyone else. At certain times, Adama has to be the commander and give the necessary orders, no matter how much it may pain him to do so.”

“I was dragged kicking and screaming into a high-school play then discovered it was fun!”

“If I were following trends, I would never have done 'Ringo.'”