An actor should be ready to play any role within reason. For example, I think the most ridiculous thing for me to do would be to try and play Shakespeare.
An actor would be foolish to do something that might hold up the picture, or more importantly incapacitate him. If an actor does do a stunt he needs to make sure a stunt man stands by to see that it's done correctly.
Don't forget when you're going up you're looking at the side of the mountain. When you're going down, you're looking at nothing.
He was very commanding, and you had to know what you were doing to work for Mr. Rogers. I learned how to ride very quickly with him as my riding teacher.
I can't frankly see much difference in the film industry at all. The only difference might be that they don't take as much time as they used to. For example, they'll do in one day what we used to take a week to do.
I do all of my own riding. I've had good stunt men working with me over the years. They make things look better than they really are.
I don't know how it is now but the assistant stage manager had to understudy several parts. You had to be ready to go on at any time if the actor couldn't make it to the play. I didn't think anything of it.
I never thought I would become an actor. I never gave it a second thought because a long time ago, I was told I wasn't the type. I started as an assistant stage manager. I was Tallulah Bankhead's stage manager for three shows, for example.
I suddenly realized that the fellow who didn't show up was getting about fifty-times more money than I was getting. So I thought, 'this is silly,' and became an actor. I certainly never thought I'd wind up in motion pictures. That was far beyond anything I'd ever dreamed of.
I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If the director's good than the end result will be good.
I was making a film called The White Tower at the foot of Mont Blanc - the one thing I learned from that experience was that it's more difficult to go down a mountain than to go up. A lot of people don't realize that.
If they try to rush me, I always say, I've only got one other speed and it's slower.
It really doesn't matter whether it's the villain or the hero. Sometimes the villain is the most colorful. But I prefer a part where you don't know what he is until the end.
Nothing ever changes as far as Westerns are concerned. They are the same today as they were years ago.
One thing led to another and I didn't have to take tickets any more because I now worked for Mr. Rogers. He said if I was going to take care of his horses than I'd better learn how to ride. He was very kind to me.
The women fell in love with me? You mean every man in the world who saw Gilda fell in love with. Rita. As did I.
William Holden and I weren't just good friends. He was my very best friend. I feel his loss very much still.
Glen served with the Marine Corps in World War Two starting in 1942, and was a Naval Reserve officer after the war that attained the rank of Captain. He served on goodwill tours in Korea and Vietnam, entertaining the troops.
Glenn won the Golden Apple award for Most Cooperative Actor twice, in 1948 and 1957.
Glenn became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1939.
Glenn was given the Golden Boot award in 1987 for his contributions to Western/cowboy films.
Glenn offered to buy the Atlanta Flames hockey team in 1980, to keep the team in Atlanta, but was outbid by Nelson Skalbania, who took the team to Calgary, Alberta to become the Calgary Flames.
Glenn turned down a role in Oliver Stone's film JFK (1992).
Glenn was 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Glenn's most popular role among modern audiences was Johnathan Kent, adoptive father of Clark Kent aka Superman, in Superman (1978).
Glenn was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1978.
Glenn was awarded the French Legion Medal of Honor for his service in World War Two in 1992.
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