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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.
James MacArthur

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

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


I am happy to have now as Danny finally a more difficult role, in which I can shoot and fight.
James MacArthur

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

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

I got into the acting business very young.
James MacArthur

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

I just sold a farm in Missouri, and I own a ski lodge in Colorado with some Honolulu partners.
James MacArthur

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

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

In the case of Five-O, I believe it was a combination of many ingredients - timing, chemistry, Hawaii.
James MacArthur

It was an hour of sanity with the good guys winning, a situation where the world was right side up.
James MacArthur