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" The world's philosophers and theologians searched for answers to the same mysteries. "

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" My goal was always to get better roles, and in my case, performing on stage really led to great opportunities. My breakthrough came when I did Calder Willingham's 'End as a Man' on stage and was spotted by Max Arnow, who'd been the casting chief for Columbia. "

" All I did was basically play myself in the role of Napoleon Solo. "

" Acting has always been very boring to me. Anyone not in television to become a millionaire is a simpleton. "

" My childhood beliefs became so much a part of me that even today I find myself automatically living by a personal standard of conduct which can only be explained as resulting from my religious training. "

" If I could earn the living that I earn in motion pictures and television in the theater, I'd be doing theater. But you can't. Nor come even close to it. "

" I had never thought of my career as going in the direction that it did, as far as fan response was concerned. "

" With a modest amount of looks and talent, and more than a modicum of serendipity, I've managed to stretch my 15 minutes of fame into 50 years of good fortune. "

" I was a complete wreck as a child, emotionally unstable, excessively prideful. "

" I suppose you could sum up the religious aspects of my boyhood by saying it was a time of life when I was taught the difference between right and wrong as it specifically applied to Catholicism. "

" My opposition to the Vietnam War. I was the first Hollywood actor to speak out against it. "

" I've made somewhere around 150 pictures, and a lot of them are B-pictures, I can tell you that. I'd say there's about one hundred of them I don't remember. "

" Ian Fleming and Norman Felton were friends. 'U.N.C.L.E.' was basically a tongue-in-cheek 'Bond.' It wasn't quite as serious and dramatic as 'Bond,' nor did we have the budget for that. "

" 'Hustle' is wonderfully enjoyable because all my life, I've made an effort to be with people who can make me laugh. That original cast - Marc Warren, Jaime Murray, Robert Glenister and Adrian Lester - are all funny. So I know every day I'll have a few good laughs. "

" You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education. "

" Audience response to The Man From U.N.C.L.E. back in the '60s - well, I was frankly surprised by the show's success and the attendant publicity for David and myself. "

" By virtue of believing in a Supreme Being one embraces certain mysteries. "

" I sincerely believe I could have wounded up in a lot of trouble if I had not been taught as a boy to fear Hell, and to believe that certain wicked acts could lead me to damnation. "

" For example, I tend to personally reward myself for specific acts of exceptional discipline. "

" Of course, neither David or myself ever saw a penny from them; it was the early days of merchandising. "

" I did my Doctorate on the House Un-American Activities Committee's effect on the American theater. "

" My wife and I have always been Anglophiles. We always felt we were born in another life in England. I was in the Elizabethan era, and she was from the Norman conquest. "

" I come from a long line of staunch Irish Catholics. "

" We shoot 'Hustle' for 12 to 16 weeks, so that's how long I'm here each year. I've always loved London. I lived here for three years back in the Seventies, when I did a TV series, 'The Protectors,' for Lew Grade. "

" I was studying American politicians who were searching - allegedly - for American communists because it would put them on the front pages of the papers in their home towns. "

" Man has always needed to believe in some form of a continuity of achievement. "

" I was inspired by Cary Grant. I wanted to do the kind of work he did and to work in light-hearted roles, in comedies. "

" I went to college with James Coburn and Steve McQueen was a very good friend. "

" After 'UNCLE,' I never accepted the first offer: if I wanted more money, I asked for it. A better dressing room? Four first-class tickets instead of two? I'd ask for them, and I'd often get them. "

" I have always been adventurous and rather daring. "