76 Quotes by Parker Stevenson

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

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 return to work, but it was tough because my visibility was low

What I do is not some magical, mystical thing. I simply get up in the morning, get to work on time, say my lines, and do the best I can

I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom

I remember the day I found out my draft status. I was really floored and kind of staggered around in a daze. It just hadn't occurred to me that I could end up in Vietnam

The first two pictures I did, I played a young student in prep school. When I did Lifeguard, everyone was saying, You're so Southern California. It was a surprise to me

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

Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials