"I had six seasons of playing the eldest son on that show. Six seasons of feeling like a damned idiot, going around -- me, like a middle-aged teenager, saying, `Yes, Pa,` `No, Pa` on cue. It was downright disgusting -- such dialogue for a grown man. I felt I wasn`t being taken seriously as an actor, and that`s like death to one`s talent...Stuck as Adam Cartwright, I was only able to use about one-tenth of my ability." -- PR on why he left "Bonanza" (1959)
- Pernell RobertsFilms must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza, which of course it never does, but that`s another discussion entirely.
- Dirk Benedict(Lewis` All-Star bonanza got us wondering if Arenas had a similar clause in his contract. After all, he too was a former second-round pick. But unlike Lewis, Arenas signed a contract with the Wizards in `03 that used up all of Washington`s available salary cap space at the time. NBA rules don`t allow teams to add incentive clauses that exceed the available cap space.) In Gilbert`s case we negotiated a contract where the Wizards used all their available salary cap room to sign (him) to guaranteed salary, ... As a result no bonuses were available.
- Gilbert Arenas