"The heavy today is usually not my kind of guy. In the old days, Rory Calhoun was the hero because he was the hero and I was the heavy because I was the heavy - and nobody cared what my problem was. And I didn't either. I robbed the bank because I wanted the money. I've played all kinds of weirdos but I've never done the quiet, sick type. I never had a problem - other than the fact I was just bad."
(William Scott "Jack" Elam, attore caratterista che aveva perso la vista da un occhio durante un litigio quando era nei boy scout; Miami, 13 novembre 1920 – Ashland, 20 ottobre 2003)