I'm a character actor, always have been.

On matinee days I could never be sure I'd make the curtain for the matinee. I'd put on my makeup in the morning, rush to the studio and do the radio shows,then try to get across town before the curtain went up.

I've been doing a lot of pictures in Europe. So many that producers here don't call me when they have a part for me - they think I'm never here any more.

I just don't have the looks and if I don't do a good acting job, I look terrible.

You must remember that I won an Oscar for my role Johnny Eager. Then I went into the Army. But before I did, I was rushed into three other pictures to capitalize on the first.

I was a 'name' in Europe because the type of picture I appeared in and the characters I played had a special appeal for them.

Foreign films have helped me because I've become identified with international stars.

I get $100,000 a picture and if I don't work, that means that's $100,000 I don't make.

I'm happy for all the small things a man never gets around to putting his finger on - the things we take for granted.

A lot of Europeans have done this, worked with American stars, and become identified over here.