Kent McCord Quotes (26 Quotes)


    I want my children to live in the country, to be a part of nature.

    I noticed that almost everyone I went to college with has worked at something other than the subject they majored in. I guess that' s one of the reasons for campus unrest.

    That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera.

    Some of the greatest writers in our industry can't get work.

    I've been lucky - I've been an actor for eight years and I've never been out of work.


    True friendships don't fade in Hollywood, as so many myths about show business would have you insist.

    Meanwhile, Cynthia and I are busy fixing up a real old house that we just bought in Hollywood. With two children now, we just couldn't live in our small rented home any longer.

    I'm interested in raw land and trees and fresh air and rivers and lots of animals around them.

    I feel that education needs an overhaul - courses are obsolete and grades are on the way out.

    Cynthia and I are very alike in our tastes.

    A policeman, as you discover, has to put up with a hell of a lot of abuse. A man in any other line of work would nail a guy who laid that kind of abuse on him. I know I would.

    Instead, most colleges are studies in obsolescence.

    I met Cynthia when I was 12, proposed at 16, became engaged at 17, married her at 19 and we had a baby when I was 20. If extra work could pay for a lot of diapers, that was for me.

    The Nelsons gave me work on their shows as an extra. When they weren't filming, I worked as an extra at other studios. Then I was Rick's stand-in.

    I think children learn from example. I don't believe in raising them in an authoritative atmosphere.

    Well, I grew up in a tough neighborhood.

    Whenever I get a free day, I drive up to some part of California that looks promising on the map.

    Friends, near or far, are important to us. All of ours have an awareness of other persons' feelings, a courtesy that's inevitable. When I find that consideration in a fan, I'm immediately impressed.

    I answer a fan with a hearing heart first.

    A person who cares deeply about what people need in their lives is someone I'll never forget.

    I think the most important thing my wife Cynthia and I can do for Kristen is to teach her how to grow up to be a woman and make her own decisions. Meanwhile, we sometimes have to guide her.

    Not only that - college doesn't particularly qualify you for the outside world. he world is changing so fast, and college is not. It should strive to be more in tune with the world.

    Frequently parents forget that children are people. I don't try to treat Kristen as an adult, but I do try to treat her as a person, with a child's sensibilities.

    If I find what I like, maybe in about five years we'll be able to afford to build a home in the country.

    I'll admit I wanted to be a pilot, originally.

    I longed to fly. I was paid in flying lessons and, by the time I was 13, I'd logged 100 hours at the controls.


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