Once I tried to do Jack London's 'Sea Wolf' as a picture. I wanted to film most of the scenes at sea but ran into opposition from those who wanted studio sets.

I don't remember even having spoken a piece in Sunday school.

I got stardom too easily. I didn't appreciate the breaks. But that's all behind me now.

I never liked the movie life. I was in it to raise enough money to buy my schooner.

In fact, there are only two things in this world that I'm crazy about, boats arid women.

The number of fights in movies is haywire.

You become trapped doing bad movies. And, the thing that makes it difficult to stop making them is that you get good money.

I was surprised when they sent me to Hollywood, Then I thought as soon as they discovered my 14 fathom greenness, I'd be out on my ear. But everything kept going.

John Brown was one of my longtime heroes, and it was with no little amount of temerity that I accepted the role. There are some things I am hesitant about, and playing a hero of mine is one of them.

I brag like hell when I'm confident of what I'm doing. Back when I was sailing ships for a living, I would take a schooner up to San Francisco - I had my master's certificate at 22 - and I would tell myself, 'There isn't a man in the world can do this better 'n I can.' And I meant it.