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

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For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

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....

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

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

Nobody really knows what makes a hit TV show.

Nobody really knows what makes a hit TV show.

You know, as I do, actors who, having become worldwide celebrities thanks to a TV...

You know, as I do, actors who, having become worldwide celebrities thanks to a TV...

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.

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...

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 am happy to have now as Danny finally a more difficult role, in which...

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

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.

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...

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.

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

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

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

I just sold a farm in Missouri, and I own a ski lodge in Colorado...

I just sold a farm in Missouri, and I own a ski lodge in Colorado...