Lorne Greene

“I look after my car very well.”

“I think we will have terrorism in the United States as it has been in the Middle East and in Europe.”

“I don't believe in retiring. Your mind stops working then.”

“Of great importance to my outlook on life is the opportunuty I get to meet people on various appearances. I suppose I could devote every weekend to appearances and i do try to make as many as I can.”

“I don't care how big you are! Big bones don't weigh any more than small bones.”

“Even 'Bonanza' was derivative of other westerns and, of course, other westerns were derivative of 'Bonanza.'”

“A woman, by nature, is more emotional than a man and is not equipped to approach certain responsibilities with the authority that has been inherent in man.”

“I played Big Brother in a Studio One presentation of '1984,' and that should have marked me as a villain to American producers. But I went straight from that to placing a saint - St, Peter in 'The Silver Chalice,' which may have been one of the worst movies ever made.”

“I felt that after 14 years we deserved more than just a day and a half's notice. There wasn't even a chance to wind up 'Bonanza' in a blaze of glory.”

“I have always been interested in the whole spectrum of the outdoors.”

“I think the hearing loss started with 'Bonanza.' Sometimes the director would put us in a box canyon and have us fire our guns. The sound would really reverberate in a box canyon. It took me a long time to realize what was coming on me.”

“Bonanza' was on too long. I've never believed any TV show should go on that length of time.”

“I don't know whether I could ever match my father as a person, but as an actor I try to be like him.”

“When you have the top show your scripts have to be more than competitive. They should be the best.”

“My little girl was born in Los Angeles, and my wife was born in Bethlehem, Pa.”

“My very first major job in the United States was a heavy.”

“If someone had asked me when we started 'Bonanza' what was Ben Cartwright like, I couldn't have articulated very much.”

“We're long on conversation in our house. Therefore, I don't like going to restaurants too much. There are too many distractions.”

“In China, the rich enslaved the poor, and in England and Scotland and all over the world, one person, through his power and wealth and standing, was able to enslave others. Don't torget, mankind has had wars where we sent armies to enslave other countries; history is full of slavery.”

“Galactica' resembles 'Bonanza' because it's all theater.”