It turned out to be exactly that, but more challenging emotionally. I looked at it in a more physical way, having to act in a chair and move around. But it really was more emotionally challenging.

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.