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.

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It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all...

It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

Once you're a winner, you can give all sorts of reasons why you're a winner....

Once you're a winner, you can give all sorts of reasons why you're a winner....

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

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

Frankly - and believe me, I say this without any pretense - when I see...

Frankly - and believe me, I say this without any pretense - when I see...

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

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

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

Actually, if I could find a woman who was that wonderful; that understanding, well, I'd...

Actually, if I could find a woman who was that wonderful; that understanding, well, I'd...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You should hear the guy who dubs me in Japan. I like him the most....

You should hear the guy who dubs me in Japan. I like him the most....

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

Who knows what kind of life I might have had had I not been fortunate...

Who knows what kind of life I might have had had I not been fortunate...

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

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