Top 35 Quotes by James MacArthur

Some people say Hawaii is spoiled, but I don't think so. It's modern. It's a part of today's world.

I got into the acting business very young.

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!

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

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.

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.

Who knows what kind of life I might have had had I not been fortunate enough to have the parents I've had.

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.

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

They all went down in droves because just scenes of palm trees and beaches can get pretty boring.