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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

I might be old and ugly now, but you started that way, Jack.

A lot of people believe what other people say.

The ultimate way to solve human problems is with nonviolence.

To be happy does not mean to indulge in foolishness!

I'd love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I've worked with so many men.

I'm too shy, really to be able to hang out with my heroes for too long.

I just have my own taste, and I just try and stick with that. I'm just trying to play as many characters as I can for as long as I have an opportunity to.

If you're not getting older, you're dead.

I'm a very humble person. I don't rub salt in people's wounds and I'm genuine.

I guess there is no two races of people in worse repute with everybody than the international bankers, and the folks that put all those pins in new shirts.