Los angeles Quotes by Lorne Greene

I feel energetic when I'm working.

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene

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

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

— 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

A diversity of interests keep me very much alive.

— Lorne Greene

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

In my youth I wanted to be a concert violinist.

— Lorne Greene

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

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

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

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

— Lorne Greene