His parents tried to discourage him from getting into show business by sending
him articles of how often actors do not work. When he landed a
movie of the week in Chicago, they became very supportive.
You show up, get to put on cool clothes, shoot a gun, ride a horse, and you get to kiss the girl. It's like every boy's fantasy." - On his role as a gunfighter, Ezra Standish, in the western "The Magnificent Seven
