James MacArthur Quotes (37 Quotes)

Fortunately, I've also been an electrician, and that's a happy memory for me.

They all went down in droves because just scenes of palm trees and beaches can get pretty boring.

You know, as I do, actors who, having become worldwide celebrities thanks to a TV series, complain of their lot and declare themselves ready to drop it all.

And I had an old-fashioned idea that dividends were a good thing.

I am happy to have now as Danny finally a more difficult role, in which I can shoot and fight.

Some people say Hawaii is spoiled, but I don't think so. It's modern. It's a part of today's world.

Who knows what kind of life I might have had had I not been fortunate enough to have the parents I've had.

I had opportunities to be in stage productions during the school year that she wouldn't let me do, but during the summer she gave her approval.

Six years ago, I completed the premier episode of Hawaii Five-O, and Jack Lord and I immediately realized that we had a good series, that this was a success such as we'd never hoped for!

I had accumulated some capital and was at an age at which I was interested in generating income. But even though I was risk averse, I was interested in growth stocks.

As for the future, I'd love to direct movies - even try my hand at producing. My mother keeps encouraging me to make a career of it.

But I found out that bones with flesh are more interesting than bones without.

You should hear the guy who dubs me in Japan. I like him the most. He has a high squeaky voice.

Actually, if I could find a woman who was that wonderful; that understanding, well, I'd give her everything in the world that was in my power to give. And, I'd love her more than I ever thought it possible to love any woman.

The first year we actually did a lot of night shooting and the writers weren't even allowed on location.

When the major studios flourished many years ago, an actor was groomed, developed, and worked frequently at his craft. The studios really took care of their actors.

And after four years, I thoroughly enjoy Hawaii and the success of the show.

Nobody really knows what makes a hit TV show.

In the case of Five-O, I believe it was a combination of many ingredients - timing, chemistry, Hawaii.

I give a percentage of the earnings to the Motion Picture Home.

A woman doesn't just love a man. She loves who he is. And, who he is is dependent on what he needs.

It was an hour of sanity with the good guys winning, a situation where the world was right side up.

Once you're a winner, you can give all sorts of reasons why you're a winner. Of course, you could all those same reasons to explain why a show fails.

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

I just sold a farm in Missouri, and I own a ski lodge in Colorado with some Honolulu partners.

My idea of going to hell is going somewhere where there are no books.

I got into the acting business very young.

It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all children in the world to have the good fortune I've had in having a giving and loving family.

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

I thought even if the show only lasted a year, it would be fun.

Frankly - and believe me, I say this without any pretense - when I see the road I've taken, I have to say that thanks to good luck, because without good luck one can do nothing, I've come out pretty well.

We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced a show that was black and white, the good guys versus the bad guys.

Beating the drums for Hawaii is not hard to do... the place just grows on you.

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

But it's hard to sustain a successful acting career today.

I don't think anyone connected with Five-O believed the show would last as long as it did.

If the woman in my life, the one that I felt I loved enough to want to marry, loved my children, I'd know then that her love for me was deeper than I could hope for.