James MacArthur Quotes
"A woman doesn't just love a man. She loves who he is. And, who he is is dependent on what he needs."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Love, Man, Needs, Woman)
"Actually, if I could find a woman who was that wonderful; that understanding, well, I'd give her everything in the world that was in my power to give. And, I'd love her more than I ever thought it possible to love any woman."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Love, Power, Thought, Understanding, Woman, World)
"And after four years, I thoroughly enjoy Hawaii and the success of the show."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Success, Years)
"The first year we actually did a lot of night shooting and the writers weren't even allowed on location."
- James MacArthur
(Related: First, Night, Writers)
"If the woman in my life, the one that I felt I loved enough to want to marry, loved my children, I'd know then that her love for me was deeper than I could hope for."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Love, Life, Hope, Children, Want, Woman)
"You should hear the guy who dubs me in Japan. I like him the most. He has a high squeaky voice."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Voice)
"Who knows what kind of life I might have had had I not been fortunate enough to have the parents I've had."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Life, Parents)
"We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced a show that was black and white, the good guys versus the bad guys."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Time, Living, World)
"Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Disney, Sadness)
"They all went down in droves because just scenes of palm trees and beaches can get pretty boring."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Pretty, Trees)
"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."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Actor, Actors, Care, Years)
"Some people say Hawaii is spoiled, but I don't think so. It's modern. It's a part of today's world."
- James MacArthur
(Related: People, Today, World)
"Once you're a winner, you can give all sorts of reasons why you're a winner. Of course, you could all those same reasons to explain why a show fails."
- James MacArthur
"Nobody really knows what makes a hit TV show."
- James MacArthur
"My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Mother)
"My idea of going to hell is going somewhere where there are no books."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Idea, Books, Hell)
"It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all children in the world to have the good fortune I've had in having a giving and loving family."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Family, Children, Fortune, Giving, World)
"Six years ago, I completed the premier episode of Hawaii Five-O, and Jack Lord and I immediately realized that we had a good series, that this was a success such as we'd never hoped for!"
- James MacArthur
(Related: Success, Years)
"In the case of Five-O, I believe it was a combination of many ingredients - timing, chemistry, Hawaii."
- James MacArthur
"Beating the drums for Hawaii is not hard to do... the place just grows on you."
- James MacArthur
"I thought even if the show only lasted a year, it would be fun."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Thought, Fun)
"I just sold a farm in Missouri, and I own a ski lodge in Colorado with some Honolulu partners."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Ski)
"I had accumulated some capital and was at an age at which I was interested in generating income. But even though I was risk averse, I was interested in growth stocks."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Age, Growth, Income, Risk)
"I got into the acting business very young."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Business, Acting)
"I give a percentage of the earnings to the Motion Picture Home."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Home)
"I don't think anyone connected with Five-O believed the show would last as long as it did."
- James MacArthur
"I am happy to have now as Danny finally a more difficult role, in which I can shoot and fight."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Fight, Now)
"Frankly - and believe me, I say this without any pretense - when I see the road I've taken, I have to say that thanks to good luck, because without good luck one can do nothing, I've come out pretty well."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Luck, Nothing, Pretty, Road)
"Fortunately, I've also been an electrician, and that's a happy memory for me."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Memory)
"For years I have played the twenty-something lover."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Years)
"But it's hard to sustain a successful acting career today."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Successful, Acting, Career, Today)
"But I found out that bones with flesh are more interesting than bones without."
- James MacArthur
"It was an hour of sanity with the good guys winning, a situation where the world was right side up."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Winning, Right, Sanity, World)
"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."
- James MacArthur
(Related: Actors)