Lorne Greene

I look after my car very well.

— Lorne Greene

I believe in reasoned debate.

— Lorne Greene

I don't mind hard work.

— Lorne Greene

One world government has to happen.

— Lorne Greene

I feel energetic when I'm working.

— Lorne Greene

Competition sparks excellency.

— Lorne Greene

Characters make a show.

— Lorne Greene

Do I drink in public? Certainly I drink in public! Ben Cartwright wouldn't, but I do.

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene

If I look forward to a day when I'm just going to play tennis, I'm kinda sad.

— Lorne Greene

I received a considerable personal response to my part in 'Roots.'

— Lorne Greene

Every actor - every human being - looks for security.

— Lorne Greene

I played every kind of role In Canada except that of a villain.

— Lorne Greene

I find that the harder I work, the younger I feel.

— Lorne Greene

There are many ways in which man thoughtlessly destroys wildlife habitat.

— Lorne Greene

We used our brains to create and program them, and now we have to continue to use our brains to prevent computers…

— 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

Even 'Bonanza' was derivative of other westerns and, of course, other westerns were derivative of 'Bonanza.'

— 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

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

— 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

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

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

There's a million and one things an actor can do with a villain. He can go for all kinds of quirks and…

— Lorne Greene

My daughter has a couple of those small calculators, but she never uses them. I think they're fine if you need to…

— Lorne Greene

Too many creative people never get to see the light of day because shows hang on too long.

— Lorne Greene

I've never gotten into a heated argument with people. Heat diffuses reason.

— Lorne Greene

Wildlife photography takes a long time because you have to wait for things to happen.

— Lorne Greene

My little girl was born in Los Angeles, and my wife was born in Bethlehem, Pa.

— Lorne Greene

The world is not the prettiest place in this planetary universe.

— Lorne Greene

My very first major job in the United States was a heavy.

— Lorne Greene

Galactica' resembles 'Bonanza' because it's all theater.

— Lorne Greene

I am a man who likes work. It's not a matter of financial security.

— Lorne Greene

I don't care how big you are! Big bones don't weigh any more than small bones.

— Lorne Greene