Parker Stevenson quotes

You get in before sunrise and you get out after sunset and you go home, eat and collapse. While you're aware of the ratings, you aren't prepared for the response of the fans. (Parker Stevenson)
My interest in architecture has always been sculptural. Most of my photography is of architecture. View quote
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If I have a Sunday free, I'll go up the coast and spend some time on the beach. I scuba dive and swim and sail. A lot of the things I like are around the water. View quote
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I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine. View quote
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California lacks a lot of the rules and restrictions the East has. Every house is a different style, different material, different color. There's a lot of craziness out there. View quote
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I used to a lot. I used to go dancing. View quote
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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. View quote
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Suddenly you're surrounded by strangers who want something from you. The thing is, they don't know what they want, and you don't know what they want, unless it's an autograph, and you just sort of stand there grinning at one another. View quote
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I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible. View quote
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Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s. View quote
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I made a classic mistake. I held out for something better. (Parker Stevenson)
I could be happy doing something like architecture. It would involve another couple of years of graduate school, but that's what I studied in college. That's what I always wanted to do. View quote
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I did a comparison of a school of architects known as the New York Five. I compared their articulation of wall surfaces, which I enjoyed very much. View quote
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I like people who are enthused about things they do, like travel, sports, work. I like being with people who have things they're excited about. View quote
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I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey. View quote
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If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong. View quote
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In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple. View quote
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In this business, you just never know from day to day. It's one reason I held off getting too involved in entertainment. I like being able to plan, I like to know what I'm going to be doing. View quote
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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. View quote
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You do show after show after show and get them done and on the air. Television devours material. We work a minimum of 12, 14 hours, and often 15, 18 hours a day. View quote
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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. (Parker Stevenson)
I'm going to go away on vacation, I'm going to try to get away from the phone, away from scripts. I think it's important to sit back and think about what you want. View quote
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I'm more interested in where I'll be in five or 10 years than where I am now. View quote
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Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials. View quote
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I still think of myself really as a New Yorker. View quote
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