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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."

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"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."

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Donna Grant

"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."

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Donna Grant

"Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers."

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Donna Grant

"Good things happen when you meet strangers."

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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."

First

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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."

Home

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Parker Stevenson
"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."

Day

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Parker Stevenson
"I did a comparison of a school of architects known as the New York Five. I compared their articulation of wall surfaces, which I enjoyed very much."

School

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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."

Business

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Parker Stevenson
"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."

Age

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Parker Stevenson
"If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong."

Work

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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."

Work

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Parker Stevenson
"During the time I was on The Hardy Boys, I was also watching other people's careers. I thought the next step was to be a movie star. I kept saying no to projects, and offers stopped coming in. I was no longer hot."

Time

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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."

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