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It was hard to admit I had a problem when I still had money, property, prestige. How can I have a problem when I'm driving my new Mercedes, and it's paid for, and I have a house at Malibu?

~Edd Byrnes

Topics: Admit Driving Had Hard House How Mercedes Money New Paid Prestige Problem Property Still

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When I was 18, I drove from New York to California to be a movie star. Not an actor, mind you, but a movie star. Have you ever heard of anything so silly?

~Edd Byrnes

Topics: Actor Anything California Drove Ever Heard Mind Movie Movie Star New New York Silly Star York You

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Happiness is an inside job.

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Topics: Happiness Inside Job

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I went to Yugoslavia to make a movie. People saw me there and asked me to do a movie in Germany. And that led to a movie in Italy. Before I knew it, I was in Europe for most of the next 10 years.

~Edd Byrnes

Topics: Asked Before Europe Germany Italy Knew Led Make Me Most Movie Next People Saw Years Yugoslavia

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In the days when I was the big hero, the money wasn't much. Nobody made anything on television in those days.

~Edd Byrnes

Topics: Anything Big Days Hero Made Money Much Nobody Television Those

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I remember we would get young, aspiring actors to come on '77 Sunset Strip' - I remember George Kennedy was one of those - and they would do a big guest star part, a lead, and they'd be paid maybe $850.

~Edd Byrnes

Topics: Actor Aspiring Big Come George Get Guest Guest Star Kennedy Lead Maybe Paid Part Remember Star Strip Sunset Those Would Young I Remember

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The divorce was the toughest thing in my life. It still hurts.

~Edd Byrnes

Topics: Divorce Hurts Life My Life Still Thing Toughest

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I don't envy young actors.

~Edd Byrnes

Topics: Actor Envy Young Young Actors

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Madeleine Albright introduced herself to me. I talked to Henry Kissinger and Barbara Walters. And I asked Peter Jennings to write a note of encouragement to my son, Logan, a news anchor at the ABC affiliate in Palm Springs.

~Edd Byrnes

Topics: Abc Anchor Asked Barbara Encouragement Henry Herself Introduced Kissinger Me News Note Palm Peter Son Springs Talked Write

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: July 30th, 1933

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