My television and movie career has also taken me all over the world. I've had great times in the Far East, Russia, South America and Sweden - where I met my wife of 55 years, Maj.

Barbara Eden is the most beautiful girl in the world.

There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them.

My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politician's car.

Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.

I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.

Once you get rid of integrity the rest is a piece of cake.

When we started the show, 'Dallas' was known as the city where JFK was assassinated. By the end it was known as JR's home town.

We did 356 'Dallas' episodes between 1978 and 1991. The most memorable moment for me happened in 1980 when I got shot at the end of the third series. The rest is a blur.

No no there wasn't any planned 14th season, we all saw the writing on the wall. The ratings had been going down and so fourth, that curve goes on every show and in everybody's life.

I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.

If it were necessary either to do wrong or to suffer it, I should choose to suffer rather than do it.

The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap it consoles it distracts it excites it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

I think it is so much more fun to discover film in the movie theatre when there is so much anticipation about the movie.

While growing up, I always had to depend on foreign authors for page-turners. I think of myself as a commercial writer, and my job is simple to entertain you.

If your religion does not work at home, don't export it.

The difference between Martin Sheen and George W. Bush is Martin Sheen is actually convincing when he acts like he's president.

Is French kissing in France just called kissing?

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.

Bits of ignorance are like viruses that are copied and spread by interaction.