Jim had a year away from Warner Brothers. We had planned to use that time to get our company started. We would have done both feature pictures and a television series, which would have allowed Jim to break in as a director. I think he would have been a great director.

He was awkward, shy, and not at all full of himself. That's rare for an actor.

To the ranchers and the people around there, he was just as nice as could be. Dean came to me and said, 'Bob, I want to be a Texan twenty-four hours a day. I'd…

Jimmy and I would do everything together. We go out drinking, watch movies, listen to music, tell stories. He was a guy's best friend. You could talk to Jimmy …