27 Quotes by Peter Graves

I figured that first year would be swell. We'd do Roosevelt and Churchill, a couple of things like that, and that would be it,

The idea was to minimize impacts to weekday traffic. The idea would be to have everything reopened in time for the Monday commute.

The jacking procedure is anticipated to begin this weekend, possibly as early as Saturday morning,

You cannot simplify human intelligence, emotion, and growth. To watch the frills and furbelows of a human psyche is fascinating.

I had several turtles before they were in. People seemed to think they were funny. Now everyone is wearing them practically every place. I think that's real fine, but I don't agree they should go to a formal affair. Turtlenecks with dinner jackets seem ridiculous to me.

It takes a while to establish a character. Richard Boone once told me he didn't really get the character in 'Have Gun - Will Travel' until the 16th show. You just plant a seed, water it, let the sun shine on it, and hope it blooms.

I don't know the secret of 'Mission: Impossible''s success. If I did, I'd have probably produced a couple of TV series, made myself rich, and retired!

I think we were born 6 feet tall and then started to grow from there. My dad's not particularly tall - only 5 feet, 11 inches - but his mother was almost 6 feet and straight as a ramrod: a German woman who used to scare the hell out of me.

I'm proud of 'Mission: Impossible.' It made me famous beyond my wildest dreams.