James MacArthur Quotes

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

Good, Nothing, Pretty

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

Love, Power, Woman

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

Chemistry, Timing, Hawaii

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.
James MacArthur

Sadness, Merchant, Disney

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

Love, Woman, She

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

Success, Enjoy, After

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

Good, Idea, Dividends

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

Hard, Place, Grows

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

Found, Bones, Flesh

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

Today, Successful, Hard

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

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

Happy, Fight, Difficult

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

Long, Last, Show

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

Home, Give, Picture

I got into the acting business very young.
James MacArthur

Business, Young, Acting

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

Age, Growth, Risk

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

Farm, Partners, Ski

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

Fun, Thought, Show

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

Life, Love, Hope

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

Good, Winning, Situation

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

Family, Good, Children

My idea of going to hell is going somewhere where there are no books.
James MacArthur

Hell, Idea, Books

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.
James MacArthur

Mother, Normal, Upbringing

Nobody really knows what makes a hit TV show.
James MacArthur

Makes, Show, Knows

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: December 8, 1937

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