Big Quote by 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 on too long. I've never believed any TV show should go on that length of time.

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene

I was typecast in 'Bonanza.' NBC officials - didn't realize this for about a year - had seen me in a 'Wagon Train' as…

— 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. I do…

— Lorne Greene

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

— Lorne Greene

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

— 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

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

— Lorne Greene

Bonanza' has given me the springboard to dive in so many other things. You'll hear no complaints from me. Certainly, there are times when…

— Lorne Greene

I never had even been on a horse and I thought guns were for the police until 'Bonanza' came along.

— 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