I can remember feeling very angry, and saying no! I can do it myself! From that point of view it was very emotional for me to get myself to the point to sit in the chair and be "up".

Personal life
Hines' marriages to Patricia Panella and Pamela Koslow ended in divorce. Hines made his Broadway debut with his brother in The Girl in Pink Tights in 1954. Hines made his movie debut in Mel Brooks's History of the World Part 1.