A biography for Van Heflinhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm happy for all the small things a man never gets around to putting his finger on - the things we take for granted.”
“I spent six years before the mast on all types of merchant ships, and naturally I feel well qualified for seafaring roles.”
“Let's face it. I'm not a personality or the handsome actor type. When you have those God-given assets, you don't have to worry if your acting leaves something to be desired. You can just play yourself on the screen and the public comes flocking to your pictures.”
“When TV came along some years back I purposely stayed away from drama.”
“When you give people something for nothing for awhile and then try to sell them some of that same thing, consciously or not, they resent it.”