Lorne Greene

Acting has been my profession for more than 40 years and I can't retire.

— Lorne Greene

A detective story is just the premise for conflict, as a Western is.

— Lorne Greene

People talk about the energy crisis, but the worst future crisis may be in food.

— Lorne Greene

If I were following trends, I would never have done 'Ringo.'

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene

Star Wars' was derivative of 'Buck Rogers' and 'Flash Gordon,' wasn't it?

— Lorne Greene

Learn about life and when fate takes you by the hand, go. Do it. Dare to do.

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene

My wife, Nancy, and I like to meet new people, renew old friendships and accept new challenges. At home we like to…

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene

I played a loving but stern figure of authority and it seems the kids who write me want that kind of a…

— Lorne Greene

A woman, by nature, is more emotional than a man and is not equipped to approach certain responsibilities with the authority that…

— Lorne Greene

Ben Cartwright was patterned after my father, who never saw 'Bonanza.' In that sense, my father will live for a long time.

— Lorne Greene

Bonanza' was never a violent show, yet it is set in an era when men wore guns and violence was a fact…

— Lorne Greene

The father-son relationship is the strongest there is. It's been the basis of drama all the way back to the Bible. Notice,…

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene

Children are keenly aware of every situation where mother figuratively wears the pants in the home, and they're scornful of her for…

— Lorne Greene

The woman who rules her roost is one of two things: she's illogical, therefore spoiling her children, or she's an iron-fisted disciplinarian,…

— Lorne Greene

People go to see Shakespeare plays over and over, not because the story is new, but because they want to see how…

— Lorne Greene

When my father and I were off in the woods or off fishing, we were communicating all the time. We didn't catch…

— Lorne Greene

For 14 years I had that run in Canada as a newscaster. When I decided to quit in 1953 I was making…

— Lorne Greene

If your cat's up a tree, you call the fire department. If someone's hurt, you call the fire department. If there's a…

— Lorne Greene

In one part of my mind, I regret that there were 15 years spent not acting. But in the other part of…

— Lorne Greene

Of great importance to my outlook on life is the opportunuty I get to meet people on various appearances. I suppose I…

— Lorne Greene

A character in a TV series tends to grow and take shape as you go along.

— Lorne Greene

Getting old doesn't frighten me. But I've got to take care of myself.

— Lorne Greene

I hope that people will watch 'Griff' to see how I handle a role like this.

— Lorne Greene

What I'd really like to do is make maybe two or three movies a year.

— Lorne Greene

I was a Shakespearean actor, and a well-paid one.

— Lorne Greene

The Cartwrights happen to be a family that other families want to be like.

— Lorne Greene

I was dragged kicking and screaming into a high-school play then discovered it was fun!

— Lorne Greene

A diversity of interests keep me very much alive.

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene

In my youth I wanted to be a concert violinist.

— Lorne Greene

I've been interested and concerned with wildlife for a heck of a long time.

— Lorne Greene

I make the 'New Wilderness' for the drama. I want people to sit on the edge of their chairs. I want them…

— Lorne Greene

The only way we can reduce the number of these endangered species is to improve and provide additional habitat where they can…

— Lorne Greene

When I was 16, I discovered wildlife. My father took me to a place called Algonquin Park in Northern Ontario - it…

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene