I turned into a workaholic to the point of where my health was in jeopardy.

A lot has been written about Tony Perkins and myself and I figured, Let`s get it straight. I had a relationship with Tony for two to three years, but those are only threads in the tapestry of my whole life.

I knew Jimmy Dean. He tested for Battle Cry. Paul Newman tested for Battle Cry. I did nine tests to finally get that role.

I wasn`t an actor. They they take the externals. Here I was, a kid thrown into Hollywood with a brand-new name, starring in motion pictures.

I did Polyester, and I don`t regret one minute of it. It was wonderful.

Rock Hudson wasn`t my type. He`s a great guy and had a great sense of humor.

All the things that happen to people in the industry today, the actors, what they have to put up with, all the people wanting to know every single moment of their lives-I think it`s really sad.

I lived a very don`t-ask, don`t-tell life.

John Wayne treated me fine, but that macho stuff turns me off. It`s not real.

I said, God, the press and people, they just really hate me and I`m really trying. Geraldine Page said, Listen to this, Tab. If people don`t like you, that`s their bad taste.

I don`t care whether people like me or dislike me. I`m not on earth to win a popularity contest. I`m here to be the best human being I possibly can be.

I`d work for John Waters again, because he`s so off the wall.

People place such importance on the external. It`s disgusting.

People believe what they want to believe.

Hollywood cools, and when it cools you have to go to where the work is. I ran off to Italy to do spaghetti westerns.

The people that really were important, that mattered, had a great foundation. I had no training. I had to learn while doing, and it was really difficult.

I learned denial from my mother. I just never confronted things and if anybody did, I just would go crazy.

[on Gary Cooper] Coop was a lovely guy. His sense of humor was kind of within. He`d do something he knew was funny. He laughed inwardly. It was a delight! He`s say things, then chuckle within himself. He was wonderful, low-key, like Fred Astaire, an absolute gentleman. These are quality, quality people. They have their own atmosphere about them. Coop`s was very laid-back and easy.

"It`s like the French Riveria without the French. I thank God everyday I`m able to be there." (commecting on his love for Montecito, California).

"The star thing is over. I`ve knocked around quite a bit in the past few years and now I`m just another actor looking for work. Acting is what I know and what I do best...I`m trying to find a new niche...something to help erase that bland image the studios gave me in the Fifties. I`m looking for roles that will establish me as a more mature actor." - in a 1971 interview