Clint Walker Quotes (29 Quotes)

I was actually born in Hartford, a little Mississippi River town and raised in nearby Alton.

Also, I think more and more people are yearning to get out of the big cities, have a garden, and maybe go hunting or fishing.

I've always had the greatest respect for Chuck Heston. He's not only a very fine actor, he's a very good human being.

People are surprised when I tell them that I didn't play football in high school with my size and strength.

That tv box has a tremendous capacity to reach people.

I'd go to the carnivals and circuses and get various jobs. I'd either carry water, set up milk bottles, or bring back the baseballs.

Another thing I recall was falling in love with Shirley Temple when I was nine or ten.

I was going to take my scooter, pack a few clothes and food, and scooter all the way down to California.

I always liked going to the movies, but my big problem was that I didn't have much time to see that many movies.

When the War ended in 1945, I started selling vacuum cleaners door to door. Then I sold insurance door to door. I even tried selling cars.

I think you always have regrets.

Heck, at times I was off two weeks at a crack. I was able to get around London and visit those fantastic museums.

When I joined the Merchant Marine, I went to Catalina for Maritime training. That's how I became acquainted with California.

Boy, after doing television for all those years, doing all those scenes-rush, rush, rush-what a pleasure.

That's when I came to realize how many people knew me, and I didn't know them from Adam.

Of course, DeMille never did anything on a small scale.

Those fellows who ran the studios had a commitment to making good films.

Well, The Dirty Dozen was like a vacation.

The night before, I slept on the couch. If I had (done that) last night, I'd be dead.

Then later on there was Randolph Scott and Gary Cooper whom I met many times.

But as luck would have it, Warner Bros. saw my screen test, put me under contract, and I wound up making Cheyenne.

While I was working in Las Vegas, there was a lot of picture people who approached me and said I should try the movies. At first I thought it was a pretty silly way to make a living.

On the same show I cut my foot with an ax, but I had to go through with the scene, because in this business you have to move on. You can watch the scene, and you will never know anything happened.

There is a lot of stuff now that is in bad taste, and I don't see the necessity for it all. We didn't have to do it in our time, and they don't have to do it now.

It's an end of an era, and now you have guys who don't know who Clint Walker and lots of others are. And many don't even know about the business of making pictures.

I seldom ever missed a Gary Cooper picture if I could manage to see it.

Shane was a classic, and you can't find a better bad guy than Jack Palance.

Before that I had one day's work in The Bowery Boys Go To Africa. I played Tarzan. The Bowery Boys were about to take Jane back to civilization, and I discouraged them from doing that.

Supposedly they say that the R-rating makes money. But they are still making good movies without having to resort to that.