Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials

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

The first two pictures I did, I played a young student in prep school. When I did Lifeguard, everyone was saying, You're so Southern California. It was a surprise to me

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.

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

The Hardy Boys burned me out. I was recharging my batteries. It was time to return to work, but it was tough because my visibility was low

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.

I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom

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

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

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.

We all have the potential to do terrible things. But we also have the potential to overcome our mistakes.

SPIKE: I’m a biker, babe. It’s in my blood to get what I want.

I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.

Assume responsibility for outcomes as well as for the processes and people you work with. How you achieve results will shape the kind of person you become.

After eighty, there are no enemies, only survivors.

I believe we really became friends [with Larry Kramer] when we bonded at our fifteenth class reunion in 1972.

I'm afraid my gut level reaction is basically, proceed is cute, but cute doesn't cut it in the emergency room.

I believe that the faith heritage of this country is actually a very important part of America's culture.

You have to know what you're shooting. Don't just make your movie in the editing room and just get everything you can on the day.

The most effectual encouragement to population is, the activity of industry, and the consequent multiplication of the national products.