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"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!"
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"Misery suffered did not justify misery to come."

"I could never play the ingenue, the girl next door or the very successful young doctor. That would be a bore."

"While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done."

"A saw by itself holds no value, but when coupled with your labor can clear forests."

"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a cheque, if you cashed the cheque and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented."

"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot, reading is the creative center of a writer's life, you cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you."

"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure."
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"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."

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

"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."
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