“Clint Eastwood is aging beautifully. But someone like Burt Reynolds and others a…” — William Devane

Ultimately the Emmys are a popularity contest.

Donna Mills came on the show as a female antagonist, about a year before, so now they wanted to have a male antagonist. I was cast as a Senator to shake things up.

Writers are not always right however, but then again, I've been on shows where the actors have complete control and change everything and it's terrible.

And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays that is frowned upon.