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.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced...

We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced...

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

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

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...

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....

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

When the major studios flourished many years ago, an actor was groomed, developed, and worked...

When the major studios flourished many years ago, an actor was groomed, developed, and worked...

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

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...

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

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

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

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....

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.