Parker Stevenson Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“I'm more interested in where I'll be in five or 10 years than where I am now.”

“If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong.”

“In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.”

“Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.”

“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.”

“During the time I was on The Hardy Boys, I was also watching other people's careers. I thought the next step was to be a movie star. I kept saying no to projects, and offers stopped coming in. I was no longer hot.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”