“I learned then that an actor must always be himself, and must not be i...” — Lorne Greene Quote

“I learned then that an actor must always be himself, and must not be influenced by the people with whom he works.”

“My wife, Nancy, and I like to meet new people, renew old friendships and accept new challenges. At home we like to have small dinner parties. Sundays we have buffet brunches.”

“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.”

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

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

“I finally got help after a tennis match with my wife. I couldn't hear her across the net. She finally smashed her racket against a rock. That got my attention. I didn't know I was going deaf, I thought people were talking too softly.”

“You can't 'control' a Mars mission from Earth. The Mars mission is going to have to be controlled by the people on Mars... There is just too much involved that is out of sight of Earth.”

“When people ask where I'm from, I tell them Washington, because that's where I feel the most comforted by the people.”

“My action against corruption has been well acclaimed by the people of Orissa.”

“Some of the greatest films and television have only been seen by the people that make them. And some of the greatest music is only heard by the people who make it.”

“Television news is now entertainment, and the stories are being written by the people that have a special interest in them.”

“I think a black man, purple man, Martian man can run the country... as long as he does right by the people.”