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

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.

The real failure is not the one who falls down, it's the one who refuses to get up.

Truth is an outlaw in every country.

The mind is an innovation engine of any human progress, but also the root cause of almost all human problems.

When people say they're unemployed, bored, or have nothing to do, I sigh and think, "If only time were transferable.

My writing has developed drastically . The Return of the Prodigal Son is the most important thing I've done, and my most mature book.

Texting is apocalyptic on some level. It's a reduction of things.

Nothing is beneath you if it is in the direction of your life.

We play by the rules, we play hard and we prepare hard. The work ethic of our team and preparation is like no other in my opinion and we try to make our fans in America proud.

Avarice is always poor.

When they are preparing for war, those who rule by force speak most copiously about peace until they have completed the mobilization process.