Bonanza' was never a violent show, yet it is set in an era when men wore guns and violence was a fact… — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
Even 'Bonanza' was derivative of other westerns and, of course, other westerns were derivative of 'Bonanza.' — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
I never had even been on a horse and I thought guns were for the police until 'Bonanza' came along. — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
Bonanza' was on too long. I've never believed any TV show should go on that length of time. — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
I was typecast in 'Bonanza.' NBC officials - didn't realize this for about a year - had seen me in a 'Wagon… — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
Ben Cartwright was patterned after my father, who never saw 'Bonanza.' In that sense, my father will live for a long time. — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
Yes, 'Bonanza' has made me very comfortable. I have a big four-level contemporary house in West Los Angeles and a modest summer… — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
I lived with my 'Bonanza' family for 14 years. On 'Battlestar,' we jumped right in and got to know each other later.… — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
If someone had asked me when we started 'Bonanza' what was Ben Cartwright like, I couldn't have articulated very much. — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
When NBC switched the series in September to Tuesday nights opposite 'Maude' it died. 'Bonanza' had become too familiar with a Sunday… — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
For 14 years I had that run in Canada as a newscaster. When I decided to quit in 1953 I was making… — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
My feeling is that no series should run over five years, but I'm glad that 'Bonanza' went as long as it did.… — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
Bonanza' has given me the springboard to dive in so many other things. You'll hear no complaints from me. Certainly, there are… — Lorne Greene Copy Share Image
I think the hearing loss started with 'Bonanza.' Sometimes the director would put us in a box canyon and have us fire our guns.… — Lorne Greene Copy Share
Ben Cartwright was patterned after my father, who never saw 'Bonanza.' In that sense, my father will live for a long time. — Lorne Greene Copy Share
I left Canada in 1953 because I could find nothing very satisfying about delivering commercial pitches on camera. I felt the whole atmosphere of… — Lorne Greene Copy Share
That's the joy of acting, to bring something to it. That's what makes acting exciting. Just saying lines is not terribly exciting. — Lorne Greene Copy Share
When I was 16, I discovered wildlife. My father took me to a place called Algonquin Park in Northern Ontario - it has some 1,600 lakes. — Lorne Greene Copy Share
I lived with my 'Bonanza' family for 14 years. On 'Battlestar,' we jumped right in and got to know each other later. That's just… — Lorne Greene Copy Share
People go to see Shakespeare plays over and over, not because the story is new, but because they want to see how a certain… — Lorne Greene Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I played Big Brother in a Studio One presentation of '1984,' and that should have marked me as a villain to American producers. But… — Lorne Greene Copy Share
