Robert Vaughn

“I was a Democrat before I was an actor. I was a Democrat before I was a writer. I was a Democrat before I was a director.”

“An actor is a kind of civil servant. We are paid to do a job, and we should do it as well as we can.”

“I always went to the channel that was paying the most money.”

“I've always been a political animal.”

“You learn in this business: It's not the size of the part; it's the size of the check.”

“I'm an actor. I have to play all kinds of parts. I can't say, 'I'm a Democrat, and I'm going to play a Democrat.'”

“When I did 'The Magnificent Seven,' I was a gunfighter. When I was in 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,' I was a spy.”

“I think the greatest star in American television of all time is Lucille Ball.”