Something wonderful begins to happen with the simple realization that life, like an automobile, is driven from the inside out, not the other way around. As you focus more on becoming more peaceful with where you are, rather than focusing on where you would rather be, you begin to find peace right now, in the present. Then, as you move around, try new things, and meet new people, you carry that sense of inner peace with you. It's absolutely true that, "Wherever you go, there you are.

Despite this real success in Hollywood eluded him until 1950 when he co-starred with Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger in the highly successful jungle adventure film King Solomon's Mines shot on location in Africa. In 1959 Carlson was cast as Paul Drake in "The Faithless" of the NBC western series Riverboat. He was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery in West Los Angeles.

Richard Dutoit Carlson (April 29 1912 – November 25 1977) was an American actor television and film director and screenwriter.