Young people are forced to mature sooner now than in the '40s. I was doing things at age 14 that guys in the movie were just beginning to do at 16 and 17.

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In this business, you just never know from day to day. It's one reason I...

In this business, you just never know from day to day. It's one reason I...

I made a classic mistake. I held out for something better.

I made a classic mistake. I held out for something better.

The Hardy Boys burned me out. I was recharging my batteries. It was time to...

The Hardy Boys burned me out. I was recharging my batteries. It was time to...

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.

I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to...

I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to...

In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was...

In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was...

California lacks a lot of the rules and restrictions the East has. Every house is...

California lacks a lot of the rules and restrictions the East has. Every house is...

I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't...

I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't...

I'm more interested in where I'll be in five or 10 years than where I...

I'm more interested in where I'll be in five or 10 years than where I...

I'm going to go away on vacation, I'm going to try to get away from...

I'm going to go away on vacation, I'm going to try to get away from...

What I do is not some magical, mystical thing. I simply get up in the...

What I do is not some magical, mystical thing. I simply get up in the...

I could be happy doing something like architecture. It would involve another couple of years...

I could be happy doing something like architecture. It would involve another couple of years...

You do show after show after show and get them done and on the air....

You do show after show after show and get them done and on the air....

During the time I was on The Hardy Boys, I was also watching other people's...

During the time I was on The Hardy Boys, I was also watching other people's...

I used to a lot. I used to go dancing.

I used to a lot. I used to go dancing.

If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong.

If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong.

I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My...

I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My...

I remember the day I found out my draft status. I was really floored and...

I remember the day I found out my draft status. I was really floored and...

You get in before sunrise and you get out after sunset and you go home,...

You get in before sunrise and you get out after sunset and you go home,...

I almost rented a house by an architect named Schindler, but I couldn't afford it....

I almost rented a house by an architect named Schindler, but I couldn't afford it....