American - Actor | October 4, 1923 - April 5, 2008
I like portraying heroes of antiquity whose values were grander and more spectacular than those of today.
Charlton Heston
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When you are a young actor, you're imbued with the high purpose of your art. You think, 'They hire me for my talent; if that's not good enough, then they can hire somebody else.' Later, you realize that your body is as much a part of what you do as your talent.
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You can be sure that they'll be showing 'Ben-Hur' somewhere for a long, long time to come.
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Acting, taken to the highest level, requires a fierce, total focus of your time and energy at the cost of just about everything else.
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