Complex sentence: Lane said that he perfected his stern curmudgeon character type on the I Love Lucy show; he recalled his many roles in 1981, They were all good parts, but they were jerks.
Split into simpler sentences: Lane said that he perfected his stern curmudgeon character type on the I Love Lucy show. He recalled his many roles in a 1981 interview: They were all good parts, but they were jerks.