ɪn ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ˈɪntɚvjˌuː tˈeɪɡɚ tˈoʊld tˌiːvˈiː ɡˈaɪd: "fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm aɪ kˌʊdənt ɡɛt ˌɛni wˈɜːk bɪkˈʌz pˈiːpəl hæd hˈʌŋ ɐ lˈeɪbəl ˌɔn mˌiː æz ʌŋkoʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv.
In a 1967 interview Taeger told TV Guide: "For a long time I couldn't get any work because people had hung a label on me as uncooperative.