It took 10 years before I got any kind of recognition, with the 'Tightrope' series in the '60s. Until that time I was doing half-hour Westerns and small parts. — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
On the set, I see so many areas where someone will save a penny and waste 10, only because that's the way things were done 10 years ago. — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
Eight years of doing 'Mannix' meant getting up at 5:30 and not getting home until 8 or 9 in the evening. Lunches were spent… — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
Very often, as a producer, you find you have to make decisions and compromises. — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
Mannix' ran for eight seasons, and naturally, you are really typecast. — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
I did a lot of my stunts - the fighting and the running - the stuff I could do on the ground. But the… — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
Many people think cops are as bad as the bad guys. There are some rotten apples, but most of them are good people. — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
We have the very best censoring devices in our own homes. If we don't like what we see on television, we can turn off… — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
TV stardom isn't all bliss. Got to learn to handle yourself very carefully sometimes if you want to avoid trouble. — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
Mannix got emotionally involved. He was not above being taken advantage of. — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
Acting is such an insecure business, mainly because your career is always in somebody else's hands unless you're Robert Redford, Steve McQueen or Paul… — Mike Connors Copy Share Image
