I was initially a leading man, but only on television.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I kind of got into TV when I went to visit a show my brother was working on. Soon I got the second lead in a TV show.
I always wanted to be a leading man!
I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.
While at college, I did my first lead on a network TV show, Medic.
I always knew I'd be more of a character actor than a leading man, and I always wanted to take that and run with it.
For some reason, I struggle seeing myself as a leading man.
I started making movies in 1977, and I didn't even think about the idea that I would ever be on a television show. Once I finished the 'Guiding Light,' I was like, 'I'm done with television!'
I'm a character actress. It doesn't mean I can't do leading roles; I don't think of myself as a leading lady.
I still haven't played a leading role in cinema or in TV, and that's something that I long for.
I did not see myself as a leading lady. I thought I was really funny-looking and I would never be the lead, and I certainly would never do film or television. I wanted to do theater. I wanted to be the grand dame of the American stage.