Top 36 Quotes & Sayings by James MacArthur

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor James MacArthur.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

James Gordon MacArthur was an American actor with a long career in both movies and television. MacArthur's early work was predominantly in supporting roles in films. Later, he had a starring role as Danny "Danno" Williams, the reliable second-in-command of the fictional Hawaii State Police in the long-running television series Hawaii Five-O.

American - Actor | December 8, 1937 - October 28, 2010

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The first year we actually did a lot of night shooting and the writers weren't even allowed on location.

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

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

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

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

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

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

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

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

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.

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 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 give a percentage of the earnings to the Motion Picture Home.

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

Nobody really knows what makes a hit TV show.

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

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

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

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.

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

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.

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

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

James MacArthur

You should hear the guy who dubs me in Japan. I like him the most. He has a high squeaky voice.

James MacArthur

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!

James MacArthur

You know, as I do, actors who, having become worldwide celebrities thanks to a TV series, complain of their lot and declare themselves ready to drop it all.

James MacArthur

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced a show that was black and white, the good guys versus the bad guys.

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

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

James MacArthur

I got into the acting business very young.

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