:10:00
Finally, I got my first title role.
:10:02
- Wow!
- He's a kooky killer.
:10:05
The most diabolical horror
that ever roamed the earth.
:10:08
The Fiend Who Walked the West.
:10:11
He'll cut out your heart or break your
neck, and laugh while he's doing it.
:10:16
My acting career was over and out.
:10:20
It was my last appearance
on the silver screen.
:10:28
At decade's end, I was sure of one thing.
:10:32
I was a half-assed actor, and I knew it.
:10:35
I knew I'd never become the next
Paul Newman...
:10:39
...maybe the next Troy Donahue.
:10:41
But do you know who I really wanted
to become? The next Darryl Zanuck.
:10:47
That was my goal for the '60s.
And I went for it all the way.
:10:53
Sounds easy, doesn't it?
:10:55
It ain't.
:10:57
Next to winning the Olympics, I don't
think there's a more difficult thing...
:11:01
...than a pretty-boy actor transforming
himself into producer...
:11:05
...especially in those days.
:11:07
I realized that I had to own something
that nobody else could get.
:11:12
I met a guy named George Weiser
who worked for Publishers Weekly.
:11:16
He moonlighted for me
for about $ 150 a week.
:11:19
He comes to me and says, "I just finished
a book. It's called The Detective."
:11:23
This is one hot book. I read it,
put $5000 down on it as an option...
:11:29
...and go see David Brown,
a pal from 20th Century Fox...
:11:32
...who's a top producer there. I say,
David, I think I have the next big book.
:11:37
He reads it. In 48 hours, he says, "Bob,
we're in business." David, not so quick.
:11:43
I wanna know what kind
of business we're in.
:11:46
Now, these are my conditions.
I want a full spread of offices.
:11:50
I want a three-picture deal.
:11:52
To make a very long story short,
I get everything I ask for.
:11:58
They would've bought me
out for half a million.