James MacArthur's Quotes

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

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

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