Parker Stevenson Quotes

Young people are forced to mature sooner now than in the '40s. I was doing things at age 14 that guys in the movie were just beginning to do at 16 and 17. - Parker Stevenson

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. - Parker Stevenson

You do show after show after show and get them done and on the air. Television devours material. We work a minimum of 12, 14 hours, and often 15, 18 hours a day. - Parker Stevenson

What I do is not some magical, mystical thing. I simply get up in the morning, get to work on time, say my lines, and do the best I can. - Parker Stevenson

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. - Parker Stevenson

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. - Parker Stevenson

Suddenly you're surrounded by strangers who want something from you. The thing is, they don't know what they want, and you don't know what they want, unless it's an autograph, and you just sort of stand there grinning at one another. - Parker Stevenson

My interest in architecture has always been sculptural. Most of my photography is of architecture. - Parker Stevenson

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s. - Parker Stevenson

In this business, you just never know from day to day. It's one reason I held off getting too involved in entertainment. I like being able to plan, I like to know what I'm going to be doing. - Parker Stevenson

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